THRIVE: Read God's Word

It is hard to believe that July is coming to an end!  We just held Christmas in July on the hottest Sunday of the year.  Despite the heat, it was a great time to celebrate the birth of our Savior and Lord.

This week, our THRIVE focus is to Read God's Word.  We will be studying Luke 12:13-21.  Here, we learn that building up treasures on earth means nothing.  We are to build up our treasures in heaven.  Reading and studying God's Word is one way that we store our treasures with God.

It is interesting to ponder how we store things.  Many folks use storage spaces because everything they want to keep will not fit in their homes.  Others store things like documents and photos in the cloud, because our computers and devices cannot hold all that we have to save.  We are surrounded by so much abundance!  We are called to share what we have and to use our resources to bless others.  We must ask ourselves what we are doing with our many possessions.  We must also ask if we are storing up treasures on heaven as much as we are holding onto the treasures of earth.

Hold lightly to the things of this earth and tightly grasp the things of heaven.

Store up your treasures in heaven and be rich toward God!  This is the way to live a truly abundant life now and forever.

Blessings,

Pastor Linda