The Treasure Of Our Heart

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. - Matthew 6:21

    I have been in religion since I was a child. I have been a believer for a few years now. Since God has revealed Christ to my heart I have observed many things that were previously of no concern to me.

    One of the things that is now a great concern to me is the faithfulness (or unfaithfulness) of those that profess to know God, and love his Son and his Gospel. I know that God will be faithful to save his people, and they will have a desire to be faithful to him. This is the life of a child of God. God has made it so. I understand that one can appear to be faithful outwardly and yet not have their heart in it. On the other hand, those who are unfaithful outwardly, evidently have no consistent desire for the things of God. Every true believer has a desire for the salvation of others, especially family and friends. It hurts and concerns us when we see those who profess to know Christ, deliberately, without conscience, choose anything and everything above the worship of our Lord.

    I understand that being faithful saves no one, but what about love and desire? Is this not the seed that springs up from within the new heart that worships the Lamb of God and constrains us to be faithful? This is not an appeal to men to start doing something they don't want to do. This is an appeal to examine ourselves, by the grace of God. I find by experience, that we do pretty much what we desire to do as much as we have the means. The question is Why do I do it? or Not do it? I am certain every believer weeps and repents over his unfaithfulness.

    I am equally certain that every unbeliever could care less. One might say, "You have no scriptural foundation for this conclusion." Here is one: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also (Mt 6:21). And where our heart is, there we will be, if at all possible..