For Where Your Treasure Is With Chad Clark
Faith & Finance with Rob West
Are you storing up treasures on earth or in heaven? Are you focused on the temporal or the eternal? In Matthew 6, Jesus clarifies that our hearts will always follow after what we treasure. Was he talking about money? Chad Clark shares his insights with us today. Chad Clark is the Executive Director of FaithFi: Faith & Finance.
Show Notes
Are you storing up treasures on earth, or in heaven? Are you focused on the temporal or the eternal?
In Matthew 6, Jesus clarifies that our hearts will always follow after what we treasure. Was he talking about money? Chad Clark shares his insights with us today.
Chad Clark is the Executive Director of FaithFi: Faith & Finance.What does Jesus mean when he says, “For where your treasure is, your heart will be also”?
It challenges us to evaluate what we treasure most. It's common for us to say that where our money is, there our hearts will be, and we can sometimes use this to encourage generosity. People can look at their checkbooks to see where their hearts are based. However, there's another way to look at the word “treasure,” which doesn't refer to physical treasure but more to what we value or devote ourselves to.
There are parallels between Matthew 6:21 and Matthew 13:44, where Jesus tells us the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field that a man found and covered up. Then, in his joy, he sells all he has and buys that field. Now, we see the word treasure here in both of these. But for this man in Matthew 13, nothing is more important, valuable, or glorious than this treasure he has discovered.
How is this idea foundational to the way we manage God’s money?
Jesus follows up this statement in Matthew 6:24, where he says:
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”Money is a terrible master, but it is a useful tool. Paul David Tripp puts it this way:
“Money is one of God's good creations. But a good thing becomes a bad thing when it becomes a ruling thing.”You Might Also Like
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