All earthly wealth is insecure. We need to face up to this fact. Men are forever trying to do things to make wealth absolutely secure. Governments do it with economic systems. None of them have proved foolproof yet, and none of them will. Individuals do it in all sorts of ways. Insurance is one way. Now insurance can be sensible, and sometimes is a legal requirement. So it is not wrong, but we should never imagine that it is a guaranteed way of safeguarding wealth.
Instead we need to face up to the transitory nature of everything in life, and instead store up treasures in heaven. Now, remember that heaven is the place where God rules, not just a place we go to when we die. We need to seek to please God, to live life His way. This is the only way to store up true and secure treasure.
Where our treasure is is where our heart is also. What we do with money is a pretty good indicator of what is in our heart. It also works the other way. If we want to change inwardly, then what we do with our money can be part of the process. You may not always be a cheerful giver, but if we give in faith, God will eventually bring our feelings round to be in line with our actions.
What we look at makes a difference too. Now Jesus here is speaking about material wealth, so I think we must assume He is still speaking about wealth here. What is in our heart determines what we focus our life on. We need to focus on the right things.
We cannot serve God and money. Money must never become our master, but must be our servant. We are to love God, not money.
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