The Greatest Treasure
Matthew 5:45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
The Lord has spoken a very important principle in this scripture which I think we sometimes tend to overlook. Many believe and even teach that if someone acquires material possessions or is blessed enough to have good health, then God has surely given them favor, and that if someone is undergoing extreme trials, it must be because they have sinned or that they lack faith. But the Lord says that the sun rises and the rain falls on both the righteous and the unrighteous alike. A life of good circumstances does not necessarily mean that God is favoring someone. And likewise, a life of trial and suffering does not mean that God is not with us!
If we base our lives on our circumstances and prosperity, we are no different than people without God. What makes us different from the world is that we have something far greater than our circumstances or our material goods! We can live victoriously both in want and in plenty because we have a relationship with the living God through His Son Jesus!
There is nothing wrong with rejoicing through the good times but we need to rejoice through the bad as well! My precious wife has always said we need to praise our way through our trials. If you're going through some hard times, choose to rejoice in the Lord! We have a greater treasure and a more amazing victory when our lives are centered upon our Lord with praise in our hearts.
Remember this, 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
Matthew 5:45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
The Lord has spoken a very important principle in this scripture which I think we sometimes tend to overlook. Many believe and even teach that if someone acquires material possessions or is blessed enough to have good health, then God has surely given them favor, and that if someone is undergoing extreme trials, it must be because they have sinned or that they lack faith. But the Lord says that the sun rises and the rain falls on both the righteous and the unrighteous alike. A life of good circumstances does not necessarily mean that God is favoring someone. And likewise, a life of trial and suffering does not mean that God is not with us!
If we base our lives on our circumstances and prosperity, we are no different than people without God. What makes us different from the world is that we have something far greater than our circumstances or our material goods! We can live victoriously both in want and in plenty because we have a relationship with the living God through His Son Jesus!
There is nothing wrong with rejoicing through the good times but we need to rejoice through the bad as well! My precious wife has always said we need to praise our way through our trials. If you're going through some hard times, choose to rejoice in the Lord! We have a greater treasure and a more amazing victory when our lives are centered upon our Lord with praise in our hearts.
Remember this, 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.
