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b'What does treasure mean to you? Is it money you save up? Is it valuables\\nyou hide in the rooms and closets of your home\\u2026 or put on display for\\nothers to admire? Is it good grades, or likes on a screen? There are lots\\nof things we can treasure. But in Matthew 6:20, Jesus invites us to a\\ndifferent way. He says, \\u201cStore your treasures in heaven.\\u201d But what does\\nthat mean?\\n.\\nJesus explains, \\u201cDon\\u2019t store up treasures here on earth\\u201d (verse 19)\\nwhere everything falls apart or gets stolen. Instead of being devoted to\\nearthly treasure, our loving God wants our hearts to be devoted to Him\\n(verse 24). He is our true treasure. Knowing Him is the only thing that\\nwill fill our deepest longings\\u2014He treasures us, and we don\\u2019t need to do\\nanything to earn His love.\\n.\\nIf we\\u2019ve put our trust in Jesus, we are God\\u2019s people, and now everything we\\ndo out of love and service to Him builds on the treasure we already have in\\nknowing Him and being part of His eternal kingdom (Ephesians 1:3-8; 3:8;\\nColossians 2:3). Basically, as Christians, it\\u2019s not what we do that stores\\ntreasure in heaven, but who we do it for. As we follow Jesus with our\\nlives, He helps us store up heavenly riches that will last forever. Through\\nHis Holy Spirit living in us, Jesus is making us more like Him and\\nempowering us to show others His amazing love.\\n.\\nThings like money, success, and popularity come and go, and they can only\\nlast as long as our lives on earth\\u2014or even shorter. But the treasure found\\nin Jesus lasts for all eternity. In other words, anything we build can be\\ntorn down, but the kingdom of God cannot be torn down. As Christians, our\\nhope isn\\u2019t in our possessions or our status in society or our\\naccomplishments. Instead, our hope rests in the work of Jesus: how He died\\non the cross and rose from the grave\\u2026 and how He promises to return and\\nmake all things new and dwell with us forever.\\n.\\nMaybe right now you don\\u2019t have much earthly treasure, or maybe you have a\\nlot. Just know that all of that earthly treasure is temporary, and it won\\u2019t\\nsatisfy you anyway. Jesus is the true treasure. He is inviting you to come\\nto Him and live a life that is truly meaningful by loving God and loving\\nthe people around you (Matthew 11:28-30; 22:34-40). \\u2022 A. W. Smith\\n.\\n\\u2022 What things in your life do you consider to be treasure? Why are these\\nthings important to you? \\n.\\n\\u2022 How could the good desires associated with these things (desires for\\nsafety, strength, relational closeness, knowledge, wisdom, beauty, etc.)\\npoint us to Jesus, the One who ultimately satisfies these desires through\\nHis kingdom and His family? \\n.\\n\\u201cStore your treasures in heaven.\\u201d Matthew 6:20 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatt.6.19-Matt.6.34|Matt.13.44-Matt.13.46|Matt.19.21'