Gospel: Matthew
6:19-23
Jesus
said to his disciples: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures
in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and
steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
“The lamp
of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled
with light; but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if
the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.”
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Reflection:
There’s a
story of a young bright man who declined every opportunity to get wealthy in favour
of serving God. After twenty years his batch had an alumni homecoming. Many of
his batch mates were already executives of private and government corporations.
And him? He
was still serving God. Compared to them
who were complaining of many sickness brought about by the pressure of this
world. His batch mates noticed his refreshing and healthy physical appearance.
When you
focus on God rather than this world and when you store up treasures for heaven
rather than this world. You will not only have good physical appearance you
will also have a healthy spiritual life. You will also have a close
relationship with Jesus.
Spiritual
health is the greatest wealth yet many of us are blinded by material riches
that we consider it our greatest wealth. What good would it do us if we have
accumulated all the wealth in this world if our spirits are in poor health? What
good will it do us if we gain all the wealth in this world if we cannot go to
heaven after our journey is over?
Whatever
we have in this world we will leave behind sooner or later or it may leave us
behind. Yet, whatever we have invested for God in this world will be our
passport to heaven to be with Jesus.
What are you
investing on right now? Are you still investing on the things of this world? –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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