Where are your priorities with Jesus?

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21

This deals with the relationship between what you treasure in life and your heart condition to God.

Jesus is challenging you to examine your priorities! Are you living for self, sold out for God or somewhere in between?

The real question is what causes someone to treasure God above all else?

A good place to begin is with your commitment to God. Are you just along for the ride or are you serious about living for Him?

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. You hear the gospel in a sermon, read a book, or through the counsel of someone. You accept by faith what you hear and make a decision for Christ. Or, you experience a tragedy or crisis and reach out to God.

Many people hear the gospel and accept the gift of eternal life and forgiveness of sins. This is a no brainer.

The issue then becomes how much of the gospel do you accept and where do you draw the lines to protect your treasures.

Most believers have difficulty in letting go of the treasures closest to their heart. This is a sign of their lack of faith in God.

They doubt the efficacy of God and replace Him with self preservation measures. This action deprives believers of sharing in the fullness of God.

The reality about your earthly treasures are they come from God and can be added to or taken away at anytime. You have no control over the propensity of God.

God is not a pauper. He wants to give you more than you ask or think. There is nothing wrong with seeking prosperity if your motives are pure with God.

What is most important to God is your priorities in life!

God is very jealous! He wants all of your attention. He does not want to compete with your work, money matters, lifestyle pursuits, special interests (like sports, fitness and the arts) or a desire for success.

There is nothing wrong with any of the things above as long as they come under the authority of God and are subordinate to your relationship with Him.

To make it very clear, we are not talking about works or religion. We are talking about Christ centered living.

How do you make a decision to treasure God above all other things? This happens when you understand the reality of the character of God. He is a God of greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty. He has authority over the heavens and earth and nothing is impossible for Him. Your destiny is in His hands.

The only way you can experience the Living God is to draw near to Him with an open heart.

God is very approachable. Come to Him with praise, prayer, and live in His Word. Listen for the voice of God.

You will discover the grandeur of God and see how insignificant you are compared to God. This is the turning point where you can start to treasure God above all other things.

You see the value of God and the hopelessness of living without Him. It then becomes very easy to adopt a pattern of living grounded in Christ.

For in Him we live and move and have our being.