Could you walk away from everything?

Mat 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.


Could you walk away from EVERYTHING you own right this minute?


Christ did NOT tell us to not have homes to live in. Christ visited homes to lodge with people and eat meals with them. He didn't go into those homes and tell the occupants that to have a place in the kingdom with Him they had to give up their homes and all their possessions and go about preaching the gospel to others. Taking things out of context can make a person want to *give up* on being a Christian because they can't fathom how they'll ever be able to do it when they can't seem to be all they perceive a Christian should be.


Are some people truly called to give up all they possess and go preach the gospel? Yes. I fully believe some people are called to that way of life. I believe others are called to be humble in the little they do possess and to preach the gospel as they are called. I also believe others are called to be stewards of much and how they deal with that wealth has to be in the manner the Lord directs them- unselfishly - as they too are to preach the gospel.


So when people get all up in arms and say we are to have nothing, we have to be realistic and ask ourselves if the Bible… if our God actually tells everyone of us to simply be preaching wanderers. It doesn't tell us that at all. Every one of the apostles spent many a night as they traveled, in a home of fellow believers without telling those believers to pack up their goods and take to the road as they were doing.


Did Christ preach the gathering of earthly treasures. No. In fact we are not to desire to hold on to ANYTHING over the desire of having Christ in our lives. We are to put NOTHING before God. We are to worship ONLY our Savior.


So asking you if you'd give up everything you own right this minute has to be followed with- if that is your calling.


Seriously. We are called and each of us are called to a different walk, a personal walk between us and our Savior. You can't judge my walk and I can't judge yours. We can accept each other has a personal walk with God and help each other in any way the help is needed.


None of our *REAL* treasures should be on earth. Our hearts must be in the heavenly kingdom not stuck in any single thing on this earth- not in any person, place, or thing here. A treasure is something we cherish. Do I have treasures? Yes. But I like to believe that none of the *thing* I consider treasures would keep me from choosing my Savior over them. If I lost everything I own in a fire my life would not be over. Would I be incredibly sad over losing what I consider family heirlooms? Yes. Would I hate the fact that many costly things would be gone. We think of pictures taken over the years. We think of books that are irreplaceable because they are personally marked. We think of toys we may have had as children. We think of costly computers, costly electronics, our clothes, you ALL know what I'm talking about-- things.


Anything that could be stolen from us, anything that can be destroyed we must not treasure over our God, and that's people included. We might lay down our lives for a loved one, or even a stranger if we are called to do so. We cannot even treasure our selves above God but be willing to lay down our lives for Him.


By the grace of our Lord and Savior may we be fully His as we seek to keep our true treasures, treasures that mean more than anything to us in heaven- the priceless treasure of the love of our Savior.


In His Love!


Amen.