Day 1 of 30
SampleWhere your treasure is
19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Reflection · written by AI
Jesus talks about money more than most people expect, and He usually goes straight to the heart. Here He says your heart follows your treasure. Wherever you put what you value, your attention, your worry, and your hope will follow.
He isn't saying money is evil or that planning is wrong. He is asking what is in charge. Money makes a useful servant and a harsh master, and He says plainly that nobody can serve two masters.
When finances are tight, money can take over your thoughts just as much as when there is plenty. This passage is an invitation to check who is on the throne, not a lecture about your budget.
Write about it
Where has money, or the lack of it, been taking up the most room in your mind lately? What has it been promising you?
A prayer for today · written by AI
Lord, I confess how much of my mind money takes up. Whether I have a lot or a little, I don't want it to rule me. Be the treasure my heart follows. Show me one way to hold what I have with an open hand today. Amen.