Originally Posted by RevDWW (Post 673046)

I have been and will continue to be a treasure hunter. Several years ago I bought myself a very nice metal detector, great for finding lost coins, rings, historical artifacts, and just plain junk. Not long after my acquisition we went on a family vacation to Martha’s Vineyard. The house we rented was advertised as just “100 yards from the beach” and it was. Except the beach was covered with rocks just the right size to hurt your feet as you walked on them. But no problem, there are fantastic beaches all over the island. We visited one famed for its beautiful sunsets. Sure enough the event was so awesome that all those there to watch, applauded after the sun had gone down. But back to our rocky cove. I went out early one morning and thought there's not going to be much here. Sure enough I had just a few hits, beeps from the detector. One I did have, netted me a silver dime from the year 1875. Several other beaches brought more silver coins and a ring or two. I had a blast searching for and finding this treasure. After we returned home I started researching my rocky beach dime. I found that a dime from 1874 in mint condition sold at auction that year for $500,000.00. Figuring mine would at least fetch 1% of that, I began thinking out what my $5000.00 would buy, or what bills I could get caught up on. Imagine my disappointment when the value turned out to be about $18.00. But I still have and treasure that small coin.


This passage is one I assume is familiar to us all. Makes sense that we should strive to store treasure in Heaven instead of in this life. Gold can be stolen, silver tarnishes, stock values can decrease, and even the most expensive cars rust and deteriorate. Even if everything we owned stayed in its present condition, it would become someone else at your death. So what are those treasures we should store in heaven?

Lets start from the beginning of chapter 6 where rewards are mentioned.



There is a reward from God for giving alms, that is, doing good for others without expecting men to recognize what we have done.


Prayers prayed when no one but God can hear bring reward.



Forgiveness brings the reward of being forgiven.


Fasting done in secret is rewarded of God.



Rewards are things of value.

A deed of kindness, a word of encouragement, an act of forgiveness, prayer, fasting, all are treasures to be store in Heaven.

What treasures can we store this year starting this week?

Originally Posted by RevDWW (Post 673046)

I have been and will continue to be a treasure hunter. Several years ago I bought myself a very nice metal detector, great for finding lost coins, rings, historical artifacts, and just plain junk. Not long after my acquisition we went on a family vacation to Martha’s Vineyard. The house we rented was advertised as just “100 yards from the beach” and it was. Except the beach was covered with rocks just the right size to hurt your feet as you walked on them. But no problem, there are fantastic beaches all over the island. We visited one famed for its beautiful sunsets. Sure enough the event was so awesome that all those there to watch, applauded after the sun had gone down. But back to our rocky cove. I went out early one morning and thought there's not going to be much here. Sure enough I had just a few hits, beeps from the detector. One I did have, netted me a silver dime from the year 1875. Several other beaches brought more silver coins and a ring or two. I had a blast searching for and finding this treasure. After we returned home I started researching my rocky beach dime. I found that a dime from 1874 in mint condition sold at auction that year for $500,000.00. Figuring mine would at least fetch 1% of that, I began thinking out what my $5000.00 would buy, or what bills I could get caught up on. Imagine my disappointment when the value turned out to be about $18.00. But I still have and treasure that small coin.


This passage is one I assume is familiar to us all. Makes sense that we should strive to store treasure in Heaven instead of in this life. Gold can be stolen, silver tarnishes, stock values can decrease, and even the most expensive cars rust and deteriorate. Even if everything we owned stayed in its present condition, it would become someone else at your death. So what are those treasures we should store in heaven?

Lets start from the beginning of chapter 6 where rewards are mentioned.



There is a reward from God for giving alms, that is, doing good for others without expecting men to recognize what we have done.


Prayers prayed when no one but God can hear bring reward.



Forgiveness brings the reward of being forgiven.


Fasting done in secret is rewarded of God.



Rewards are things of value.

A deed of kindness, a word of encouragement, an act of forgiveness, prayer, fasting, all are treasures to be store in Heaven.

What treasures can we store this year starting this week?

Originally Posted by Sarah (Post 673091)

Great post, RevDWW.

One gift, or 'treasure', I'm giving myself this year is I'm going to read the bible all the way through. Now, I'm pretty sure I've read every verse in the bible, but I've never read it straight through.

I'm so excited! I'm sure I'll glean a lot of treasure from it!

Originally Posted by Falla39 (Post 673097)

Wonderful message, Bro.RevDWW!!!

Originally Posted by RevDWW (Post 673101)

Awesome! Don't get discouraged if you miss a day now and then. Just keep on reading.

We're using this plan this year. One Year Bible Plan

Originally Posted by RevDWW (Post 673102)

Thank you Sis Fella, that mean a lot coming from you.

I taught this (with more added) in our Covenant Class this morning. That's kid's 11 and 12.