Matthew 6:19-24
The King calls His people to store treasure in heaven because the heart, the eye, and the life must belong to God alone.
19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.
23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
The King calls his people to store treasure in heaven because the heart, the eye, and the life must belong to God alone.
Matthew records Jesus warning his disciples against earthly treasure, disordered vision, and divided loyalty by calling them to treasure in heaven and undivided service to God.
The Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus instructs disciples about kingdom righteousness before the Father.
Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom
Kingdom righteousness lives before the Father rather than human applause, treasures God above earthly security, and seeks first his kingdom with childlike trust.