Bible Teachings
Heavenly Treasures or Worldly Treasures 2
Welcome Brothers and Sisters to another Bible Teachings, we are continuing with the last chapter of Heavenly Treasures and worldly Treasures. Last time we talk about how the world wants us to live and how the world's treasure are never lasting and can be destroyed at any time. However today we are giving hope by teaching of what Heavenly Treasures are and how we must take hold of them. Now before continuing let me make things clear in case there is confusion, when I speak of having Heavenly Treasures over Worldly treasures I did not mean you can throw away what you have and sell them because what they are. For God knows everything, and in knowing this he understands the human needs, what is provided, what we should have and how to used them as Christians.
If you are given a house, then you are provided as such. A Car then yes, food, clothing, drinks, everything that the body needs is what God provides, for not everyone can be missionaries or try to travel the world of the good news. Sometimes being where you are is what God intended and how your provided the needs to help your fellow neighbor rather they are next door or someone living in the street needing help from fellow man. God always have a purpose in our lives, and I can say that giving this message to both fellow countrymen or others around the world who reads this and hears on this site is what's intended, then I must with pure intentions and love for everyone. While explaining your purpose I would suggest asking elders of faith, mostly those who have experience being followers of Christ longer to understand greater wisdom. What we are talking is how to obtain Heavenly Treasures.
Heavenly Treasures
First to understand the word of God, is written in the Holy Bible. This can be translated in many nations and forms, yet the problem sometimes comes in how there will be those of False belief trying to stir you away from Lord Jesus. The Holy Bible is filled with great wisdom and understanding to how we should live and how no matter the ages or era, they imply to our daily living and will help us live with peace and holiness in God's presence. Taking in God's word is considering taking in his Heavenly Treasure, another way to take Heavenly Treasures is how we treat others and our deeds in faith demonstrate how God is living in us. For many who have witness from back then to now, had seen how Christ Jesus has change them for the better, living with great peace and joy in our Heavenly Father through Jesus.
While there is more then one way you can obtain Heavenly Treasures, there is one that God does give freely when done in secret. This one can be considered sneaky and suspicious to others. But what God intended for this is to not be boastful, to not shout in public, to not show off filled with pride and arrogance. This is because with our societies no matter what nation or country has those who live in arrogance and boast about themselves. As American I can tell anyone and other nations that we have lived in prideful and arrogant ways at times, trying to gain attentions or record our deeds so others will know about them. Yet in certain times when seeking God or meeting with God alone he rewards those that truly worship the Lord with pure intentions and love. In fact you can even see many great heroes of faith through the bible, how they give details about what they do alone and pray to God in those moments.
One of the most important aspects of Heavenly Treasures, and everyone must be mindful of what is said, that all the Heavenly Treasures are from the unseen world aka the spiritual world that we live in, but are unseen for reasons God intends. These Heavenly Treasures are given through different forms in our life, yet they are invisible that they can't be grasp by our psychical means, but by spirit we have obtain them towards our eternal life. If anyone tells you to have live happy through money, wealth, stuff of this world or any forms that is outside of God. Then they are living by this world and they only seek what pleases them. Take heart some of you will try and say how they should live or try to be someone that is right and they are wrong. While we can live in righteous by God's standard and speak in righteous, do not do this for your own self-gain or any intentions for self-seeking. They who seek this worlds treasures are desperate need of salvation just as we have before change into followers of Christ. For when we seek for only ourselves and our own gain we lose those heavenly treasures from this life.
There is mentions of those who are saved only by fire, this in meaning is describing how when God examines our life following him. He will not only has all your life record in our own personal book, this and our choices will be place what is called burning fire. Know this isn't just any fire, this is meant for sorting out what our choices and daily living has lead towards end and how some will be burned away. For in the Bible there is treasures such as pearls and crowns we can obtain. Yet this can be lost when we seek for ourselves. For there are those who will make it to Heaven, only by fire as they will be Heaven and saved, yet all the treasures they could have been offered or received will be burnt up as they don't last to God's standards. This implies that when we seek God, we can gain Heavenly Treasures but that is when we start heed towards is words and how we will, treat others and considered his ways more seriously.
But can be even crazy to think about is how God also expects us to give towards others. The act of giving is one of God's traits, for many times not only does God give second chances more then once for us as he forgiven our sins, he also gives his beloved son for our sakes. There are even much great examples of the Old Testament how God gave to those who deserved or undeserving of his gifts. How God give the Israel a nation to call themselves, some men of faith gifts to become prophets of God, gifts that allowed us to read and hear his Holy Bible to this day. God is has given gifts that no matter what we give, they are already gifts that are meant for us. Yet we should also be living by example to give towards others out of love and compassion for those on this world. Yet despite this, we have been deceived in believing the more have, the happier we become. This has led to many people to steal, kill, murder others just to have stuff. God didn't want us to just have stuff, he also wanted us to freely give this to everyone we meet and those who are in need. For when we give our testimony, witness, and tell others of this good news. This prove we have the gifts of God in us and we are freely given to those who will hear, know, and do his words in Truth and Righteous. This is good for our souls living by the Holy Spirit.
However, folks I must give a warning to heed and consider on your own time. While God did promise these gifts, we must not live for profitable faith. This means when you have much stuff and good things happen in your life, you would believe that is how God works. Yet when bad things happen and they are taken you despise God and hate what he does and why he took them away. There have some lived by this life and the bible even shows this. Many times there have been people who only serve God because they wanted his rewards promised to them. Let this be known that while you are indeed give promises and gifts in this life, we still live in a sinful world and death to our only life. Yet those who showed great faith, not seeking profit for themselves are given what is promise in Heaven. We can have these gifts, but we cannot abuse or act like we should have more or feel good that leads us to our prideful or greedy ways. For there will be those who only follow God for profit, and that will never lead them to any holiness or peace for our lives when we only desire what we feel is best outside of God.
If anyone has a Bible or you know someone that does have one, I encourage you to look up the Book of Job. There you will see how God has allowed the Devil, Satan to take away his servant Job of all the goods he has earned and given as faithful servant of God. Yet when bad things happen tells how not only he comes to terms of what happen and praised God, he is given twice the amount he is offered until the end of his life. Read the whole book of Job and you can see how many of us both rich and poor should live and how God wants us to not only have gifts, but also freely give this gift to others in his name. If this is hard to understand or you don't know how Ask God and look to his words of the Bible. We can be given gifts, but we can also give gifts in his name.