Psalm 49 puts into perspective our purpose in life. The psalmist writes about wealthy men and how...when they die...they pass on to others what they have acquired. It seems that the Bible talks about this problem time and time again. Jesus says do not store up for yourselves treasure in this life...I love the passage that says...don't store up for yourselves treasures where moth and rust destroy and where thieves come in and steal, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...but what is a treasure in heaven?
One can assume...maybe it's the good things we have done... except you can't go to heaven on good works, so that doesn't make sense.
Maybe it's our obedience to the Lords commandments, but unless we are obeying consistently, it's no treasure at all.
So why are we not obeying consistently??? perhaps because there are too many variables. I know that Jesus is the constant, but the things around us constantly change and we end up reacting differently and therefore not obeying the same everytime...
but that's the goal... to consistently obey Jesus no matter what the circumstances, and thus storing up treasures in heaven... the feeling and confidence that we did everything we could to live a life like Jesus did...
points to ponder!
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