Think back to your favorite toy when you were really little. You probably thought it was the most incredible thing in the entire universe. Where is it now? Broken? Lost? Sitting in a box in the garage? Given away? That’s the thing about stuff. Even the coolest stuff doesn’t last. Shoes get too small. Video games get old. New devices come out every year. The Bible says the world and everything people want in it is passing away (1 John 2:17).

Jesus said it this way: don’t store up treasures on earth, where moths eat them and rust ruins them and thieves steal them. Instead, store up treasures in heaven, where nothing can wreck them (Matthew 6:19-20). And then He said something really important: “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21).

It’s not wrong to have stuff or to enjoy it. God gives us lots of good things! The problem comes when we love stuff more than we love God. When the new game is all you can think about. When you get super grumpy if you don’t get what you want.

What are treasures in heaven? Things like loving God, being kind to people, telling others about Jesus, and helping people who need it. Those are the things that last forever.

Think About It: What’s one thing you own that you’d be really, really upset to lose? Is it possible that thing has gotten a little too important to you? What’s one “treasure in heaven” you could start storing up this week?