Sunday, May 18 Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. —Matt. 6:21. In a sense, a person’s earthly treasure could include prestige, fame, or power. Jesus made a point similar to the one Solo- mon made in the book of Eccle- siastes—worldly treasures are not lasting. As you have likely seen in the world around you, all such treasures are perishable and can be easily lost. Professor F. Dale Bruner writes of such trea- sures: “It is well known that fame is fickle. Last Saturday’s hero is next season’s has-been. This year’s financial success is next year’s bankruptcy. . . . [Jesus] loves human beings. He urges them to avoid the inevitable de- spair that comes with evanescent glory. It doesn’t last. Jesus does not want [his] disciples [to be] dis- appointed. ‘Every day the world turns over on someone who was just sitting on top of it.’ ” Though most people would agree with those comments, how many allow the reality behind them to alter their approach to life? Will you? w12 12/15 1:13, 14
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