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| Treasure That Lasts By Billy Graham • September 25 “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” —Matthew 6:20, NKJV Some time ago two old friends were dying. The one was rich, and the other poor. The rich man was outside of Christ, but the poor man was a strong believer. One day the rich man was talking to another of his friends. “When I die,” he said, “I shall have to leave my riches. When he dies, he will go to his riches.” Thus, in just a couple of sentences the rich man summed up the contrast between them. The man worth everything, in reality, had nothing; the man with nothing, in reality, had everything. These two men were a vivid illustration of what Jesus said to His disciples: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth . . . but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. . . . For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19–21). Does that mean we must renounce everything we own? No, not unless God clearly commands us to do so. But it does mean we commit everything we have—including our lives—to Christ, and put His will above everything else.  Hope for TodayWe take nothing with us into eternity. Let’s spend our time, resources, and energy on laying up treasures in heaven. We will never regret anything done or given for the cause of Christ. | ||
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| Billy Graham Minute “Come to Christ. This is the only certain foundation in a rapidly changing world.” | ||
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| Devotion text from Hope for Each Day with Billy Graham, © Billy Graham, published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Bible translation used with permission. | ||
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