WHEN GOLD ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH. [Heaven’s Standard of Value]Matthew 6:19–21; 1 Peter 1:7; Revelation 21:21 KJV
Deep beneath Manhattan, hundreds of thousands of gold bars are carefully guarded in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Nations consider gold so valuable that they weigh it, verify its purity, record its ownership, and protect it behind enormous security.
Yet the Bible tells us about things far more valuable than gold.
Our faith is “much more precious than… gold.” God’s wisdom is better than gold. God’s Word is to be desired “more… than much fine gold.” And our salvation wasn’t purchased with silver or gold, but with “the precious blood of Christ.”
Jesus therefore commands us not merely to accumulate earthly treasure, but to “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”
One day every earthly fortune will be left behind. And when God’s children enter the New Jerusalem, we will discover that the substance mankind spent centuries fighting to possess is beneath our feet—the street is “pure gold.”
What earth treasures, Heaven uses for pavement.
The greatest treasure isn’t gold at all.
The greatest treasure is Jesus Christ.
So, ask yourself:
Where is my treasure—and where is my heart?