“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:19-21 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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In parallel with (this verse)1 John 2:15-17
The passing world cannot hold the heart: where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.”
The same thread (this verse)Matthew 6:33
Seeking first means treasuring first: the Kingdom commands where the heart lives.
“But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.”