Is Jesus Really My Treasure?
Often times I assess where Jesus is in the big picture of my life. I have been a Christian now for 13 years and during the years I have seen definite seasons of the extent to which I treasure my King.
I often hear how people like to look back over the years to see how their faith has grown and how they have changed for the better. And it’s a sobering thought to realise that this hasn’t exactly been my reality.
If I were honest with my self, I would admit that over the years, due to various issues in my life, the honest position I have is a hardened heart. Intellectually I know Jesus. I quote Scriptures. I debate and defend attacks on the Christian faith all the time. Intellectually I get Jesus.
But my heart is another story.
Tonight I came across another classic John Piper snippet in a sermon. What staggers me is that this guy seems to get his greatest joy and pleasure in life in abandoning all in the pursuit of desiring God.
His heart embodies all that my intellect lacks and cries out for when it comes to intimately craving for Jesus. And his words sometimes leave me wondering, “what on earth am I missing when it comes to knowing Jesus?”
To get where I am coming from, check out the following clip…
It’s a sobering thought when you realise that you have slipped so far away from where you need to be. And so I need to pray that my heart is changed. I need to know exactly how I have replaced the treasure of knowing and pursuing Jesus with the junk I am wasting my life with.
Jesus said..
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Mat 6:21
I love how he nailed human understanding every time He spoke. And right now He knows where my treasure is because He senses the absence of my heart. And so I will pray and I will mediate on two of His parables regarding true treasure – Him & His Kingdom.
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” Mat 13:44-45
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