Ep 146 – Matthew 6:19-24

Today's episode is entitled, "Earthly Treasures and Pleasures" and is based on Matthew chapter six, verses 19-24. This section of Jesus' message will probably be quite familiar, but its exact meaning may remain a bit obscure as to you. Jesus will go from talking about earthly treasures to bad eyesight. Then He will jump right into a brief discussion on money. But what is the point of all this? What is Jesus trying to tell us? It is important to remember that Jesus began His ministry by carrying on the very same message John the Baptist had begun: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." From the earliest moments of His earthly ministry, Jesus stressed the kingdom of heaven. And during this message, delivered on that Galilean hillside, Jesus has continued to stress the kingdom life. He has been calling people to a completely different life lived according to a completely different set of standards, and as part of a kingdom that is not of this world. For a people whose focus had become earth-bound, Jesus was presenting a higher calling and a dramatic change in perspective.