“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves. “But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.” (Luke 12:32-40, NRSV)
Sell your possessions and give the money to the poor. Sell everything you own and give the money away…
How many of us find this possible? I know of only one person who actually did this. Mother Teresa Is the one I know of. I am sure there are more, but when we think of selling our possessions, for me she comes to mind. Now one would think this would bring us closer to God, but there were many years that Mother Teresa felt very disconnected from God…
But what is this verse telling us? It says do not be afraid, sell all your stuff, give the money away and then be prepared for when ever the Lord comes. And how many of us are going to do that?
We know that we do not give tithes and offerings until we get our lives right with God. Every knows it is impossible for someone who is not following the commandments and has their life in order to give to God and those in need.
If this is really the case why when Mother Teresa gave everything away and served the poor did she feel furthest from God? Plus that isn’t what Jesus said. He did not say where your heart is there your treasure will be. It is not get your life right and then tithing and giving will follow. It is where your treasure is there your heart will be also. If you really want to know where your heart is look at your check book and see where your treasure goes…. It might just be eye opening. Jesus tells us that if our treasure is somewhere that is where our heart will be. We will not put 100% into something we do not already have our treasure in.
So where is your treasure? And are you ready to give it to God so He can use you and our gifts in His ministry?
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