Title: Where's your Treasure?

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2 KJV

Devotion:Paul echoed the same message in Col 3:2 above. Remember Paul and other passengers in the merchant ship lost everything to storm thus he had first hand experience of how material things can just perish in a single moment. The more things we have, the more our things seem to have us. We start to organize our lives around them and spend money to maintain them. 

Reason to keep our things in heaven: First, Jesus tells us to do it, and what God’s Son says goes. It’s a matter of obedience.

 Second, treasures in heaven are clearly treasures that last. We live in a passing world with passing fancies. Recently there was heavy flodding in Nigeria and many other places; lots of people lost billions of dollars worth of property. Treasures in heaven are treasures that no one can take from your car, bank account, wallet or house and storm cannot destroy.

  Third, the right kind of treasure-seeking moves us in the direction of material modesty and single-minded fidelity to the Lord. 

Fourth is to help the less privilege in the society.

Fifth: Setting affection on things above is giving priority to heavenly things in other words living for Christ knowing that earthly delights will fade away.

 Dearly beloved, where do you keep your things, set your affection? Think about it, no matter how long we live here we will live longer in heaven. Stay blessed in Jesus name. 

 By Joel Olanrewaju, visit us at ojaysjoel.blogspot.com for more devotionals.