Grains of Sand

Google Images Last week a friend of mine suffered a heart attack. Even without all the modern technology at the doctors' disposal, they would have known where to find her heart as they worked to repair the damage. It's not always so easy to find a believer's spiritual heart. " Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also " (Matthew 6:19-21, NIV). As the Fall approaches, the last flurry of garage sales appear. In the Spring the junk collected over the winter is displayed in the hopes that it might be someone's treasure. In the Fall, the stuff accumulated over the summer heads to the curb with the expectation that others will haul it away before its owners need to come up with a creative way to store i...

Reading: Isaiah 32-35 This was Saturday’s reading, but since I don’t normally post on the weekends I hung on to the verses until today. The problem is that these chapters in Isaiah are so rich that now I am dreadfully behind in taking note of a small portion of the wonderful things that the prophet said under the influence of the Spirit of God.And there is no way I am going to do justice to this! It's coming! The good news is that the Scriptures speak for themselves. Rather than do a poor job at digging for the treasure that is here, I am going to take out a few of the verses and let you hold its gold and silver in your hand and heart and bask in its brilliance. But don't settle for part of the treasure–enjoy all the promises. “ See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice. Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thi...

If there ever was a question that requires constant self-examination, this one is it: "What should be your priorities today, Lynda?" I read Matthew 6:21 this morning, and while the context has to do with our attitude toward material things, the verse can be applied to everything else in life, everything and anything that might be "treasure." Matthew writes: " For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also " (Matthew 6:21). What, or who, do I treasure most? What, or who, receives the majority of my attention and effort? What am I most anxious to obtain? Who am I most anxious to please? The context of this verse carries a warning label. This passage is part of the famous Sermon on the Mount. Jesus tells His listeners to examine the durability of their treasures and to make a priority of those things that have eternal value. It's a good criteria by which to measure all the activities of today: "Does _____________ have eternal value?" ...