I know a man who has built a small empire of wealth--several large houses, cars, trucks, and large envelopes filled with thousands of dollars in cash. In addition to having a few thousands in his house, last year, he resorted to hiding a large sum in cash under a doghouse in his yard.

No, I am not giving you his address!

When I think about him and people like him, my heart breaks because he has pursued and accumulated wealth here and failed to build a relationship with Jesus.

I imagine this is exactly what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 6:19-21, when He said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven."

To understand what Jesus meant, we need to know what He did not mean. Jesus was not saying we could not have nice things, or that we could not engage in wise financial planning. Moreover, He was not saying we could not enjoy wealth and the good things in life that God gives us, or we could not run our businesses profitably.

What did Jesus mean?

Jesus is talking about two types of treasures...

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Location: United States
Comments: In June, 2014 my husband suffered a widow maker heart attack that was then complicated by a massive lung hemorrhage. He was given 30 minutes to live, then 12 hours, then brain death, and finally brain damage prognosis. He had the onset of multi organ failure, pneumonia, and needed seven units of blood products. He was on life support for 8 days, and when finally awakened, suffered from extreme anxiety due to the brain injury. On day 11, he was finally able to moved out of CVICU into a regular cardiac room. As he struggled through the next 9 days, learning how to swallow, and struggling with the anxiety, I found AllWorship online and played it softly in the background day after day. I do believe it helped calm us both. As Paul Harvey used to say, "and now for the rest of the story." We had been out of church for years. Through a series of events, we had come to believe that God was done with us. We were hurt, disillusioned and without hope. But, God isn't finished with us. He was there when it was just my husband and I. He was there when I did CPR, and through the next awful days. My husband, sitting 3 feet from me, was dead when I reached him, and walked out of the hospital 20 days later. God did many miracles for us. AllWorship played an important part in our recovery. You provided the first worship music we had heard in years. Thank you for being there.

Location: England
Comments: I'm happy to find a Christian music website where I can listen whenever I want to. Praise the Lord for you! Just got my new lap-top and you are the first ministry I found worship music on.

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