Jewels in Heaven

Matthew 6:20-21

Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

I wondered today what Jesus meant when he talked about storing up treasures.  I have always thought about treasures as material goods.  How do you store up material goods in Heaven?  As I read on to verse 21, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also," I immediately thought about loved ones who have passed on before us and how my heart is with them.  They say that home is where the heart is and the bible tells us that this earth is not our home.  So how do we make sure that our heart is in Heaven?  I believe it is by ensuring that God's treasured people will reside with Him in that place.  We have a running joke in our family that my Grandmother used to call us her jewels.  It has never made more sense than it does to me today.  We need to make sure that all of our jewels are stored up in Heaven.

Lord, we all have loved ones, treasures, who are separated from you.  You know them each by name. You formed them in their mother's womb.  You have a plan and a purpose for their lives.  I am asking that you open hearts this year.  Provide opportunities that we may speak your life giving word into their lives.  I pray that they would come to know you and your mercy and grace and that they would experience all that your love and peace has to offer. - Amen