Where Is Your Heart? – Stepping in the Light

“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:19-21

It is often said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. What one person would cast aside as useless, another would see great value in. The verb form of the word treasure could be simply defined: to value. Based on Christ’s teaching here, if you will show me what you value, what you treasure, then I will show you your heart.

Jesus said to lay up treasures in heaven. Our heart should be in heaven, not on earth. The things that we value should be heavenly things. He is not speaking here of pearly gates or streets of gold. He is speaking of finding out what is valuable to God and making it valuable to ourselves. Ultimately, we get to decide what is valuable to us. We decide what we treasure.

God treasures the souls of men and women. He treasures a pure heart. He treasures deeds of kindness. He treasures the truth of His Word. He treasures the love and devotion of His children. Are these things important to you? You can lay up treasure in heaven by telling others about Jesus Christ, by reading God’s Word, by spending time in prayer, by speaking words of kindness, and by helping those in need.

Morning: Genesis 20-22

Evening: Matthew 6:19-34

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“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105

If you were to find yourself walking down a path in the dark of night with only an old-fashioned lantern to light the way, you wouldn’t be able to see very far ahead. You would be able to see just enough of the pathway to know which direction to take your next step and enough of the ground to choose the best place for your feet. When it comes to our daily lives, God’s Word is a lot like that lantern. It will not show us the whole path at once, but it is exactly what we need to help us decide how to take the next step.

The Bible is our source of spiritual light, and if we consistently seek God’s direction as we read from its pages, we will always have enough light for our next step along the pathway of life. It is then that we are, in the words of an old gospel song, “stepping in the light.”

The goal of this devotional guide is to encourage you to spend time in the Word of God each day. Reading the passages listed at the bottom of the page will take you all the way through the Bible in one year. The devotional thought for each day is taken from a text within that day’s reading, so even that small daily portion of reading will take you on a journey through God’s Word. It is my prayer that this guide would help you to walk closer to the Lord and that you will find yourself taking each step in the light of His Word.