天上的财宝
马太福音六章19至24节
19不要为自己积儹财宝在地上；地上有虫子咬，能锈坏，也有贼挖窟窿来偷。
20只要积儹财宝在天上；天上没有虫子咬，不能锈坏，也没有贼挖窟窿来偷。
21因为你的财宝在那里，你的心也在那里。
22眼睛就是身上的灯。你的眼睛若瞭亮，全身就光明；
23你的眼睛若昏花，全身就黑暗。你里头的光若黑暗了，那黑暗是何等大呢！
24一个人不能事奉两个主；不是恶这个，爱那个，就是重这个，轻那个。你们不能又事奉神，又事奉玛门（玛门：财利的意思）。
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我们太容易相信自己可以永远保住金钱和财产，不会失掉它们。可是，在现实中，我们却在很多情况下会失掉或被别人夺去财产。
我们的主并没有说，我们不应赚钱或置业。我们需要用钱来维持生计。但假如我们的心思意念完全被金钱所占据，每天的生活只懂得钻营赚钱；那么，我们就会完全看不见自己的属灵需要。我们需要学习善用钱财，不单用来满足本身的需要，更要慷慨解囊，帮助有需要的人，以及用来支持普世的宣教工作。
并非只有富人才能够参与神的工作，或积蓄财宝在天上。主所看重的，是那些收入微薄却乐意奉献的人。保罗曾经引用基督的话来劝勉信徒说：「施比受更为有福」(徒二十35)。
第24节也提醒我们，我们不能同时事奉两个主。一个以「赚钱致富」作为人生目标的人，不可能同时积财宝在天上。
我们要决定谁是人生的主人──是我们自己还是基督。这个决定将会影响我们如何运用神所赐给我们的一切。
倘若我们以耶稣基督作为我们的主，那么我们生命中的一切便要交由祂作主。我们只是以管家的身分来管理生命中的一切；我们的时间会用来服侍主和参与祂的工作；我们会让圣灵在我们的生命中工作，透过我们的生活言行来荣耀基督。我们不用告诉别人，别人也可以看见谁是我们的生命之主。
反思：
我能否凡事以基督为主，无论作甚么事，都是为了荣耀基督而做？
HEAVENLY TREASURE
Matthew 6:19-24
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;
20 but 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.
22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is 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!
24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Message
It isn't always easy to believe that money and houses won't last forever. However we can be robbed or lose our possessions in many ways.
Our Lord did not say that it is wrong to save money or to get possessions here on earth. We all need money to supply our daily needs. But if all we can see is money, our spiritual vision will be darkened. Money is given to us to be used wisely and generously so that not only our needs will be met, but we may share in the spread of the gospel around the world.
We do not need to be rich in order to share in God's work or to put savings into heaven's bank. Some of the most precious gifts received by the Lord are from persons with a very small income but with a big heart towards God. Paul recalls Christ's words 'It is more blessed to give than to receive' (Acts 20:35).
Verse 24 can also speak to us about our giving. We cannot serve two masters at one time. No-one can have money as his goal on earth and at the same time use it to lay up treasure in heaven.
We need to make up our minds who is going to be the Lord of our lives- Christ or self. That will decide for us what we do with the things God allows us to have.
If Jesus Christ is recognised as our sovereign Lord, then he will be Lord in everything. It will be clearly seen in our stewardship, in the time we give to the Lord and his work, in allowing the Holy Spirit to glorify Christ in our actions and our reactions. We won't need to tell anyone-they will see for themselves who is our Lord.
A THOUGHT: 'Bring forth the royal diadem and crown him Lord of all.'