Matthew 6:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 6:20

18 so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you¹ openly.

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 ^a“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

20 ^abut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

The Lamp of the Body

22 ^a“The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is¹ good, your whole body will be full of light.

23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

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Secondly, physical possessions can become an idol. When we place our accumulated stuff above our relationship with Almighty God, it eventually turns into an idol. Consequently, feverishly hanging on to physical possessions breaks the first and second commandments (Exodus 20:3-6). And furthermore, as John Ritenbaugh told us in the Bible study last night, it also breaks the ninth commandment.

The Scriptures repeatedly warn about the traps of idolatry, including placing our accumulated possessions above our relationship with Almighty God, risking replacing Him as our ultimate source of security and purpose. Matthew 6:19-21 warns us about setting our hearts on transient, subject to decay, physical possessions. Please permit me to read this passage from the Amplified Bible:

Excerpted from Simplifying Life (Part One)

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