Have you met couples, perhaps married for decades, who resemble each other? Or someone with a pet that seems absolutely suited to them?
“Life is shaped by the end lived for. We make ourselves in the image of what we desire.”
The world lays before us innumerable choices, most of which can be bought. From shelter, clothing, food to more mundane choices, we make them daily. Things we purchase shape our lives. Do they become the things we desire? Do they reflect our image of ourselves, our personalities? If we cannot afford to buy what we desire, do we become bitter and defeated?
Do we desire things that cannot be bought, such as fame? Do we lift up celebrities and wish we might achieve the same notoriety? Would we exchange our families for the front cover of some magazine? Would we exchange our friends for the sycophants that cannot say “No”, even to save the life of their provider?
What are our goals in life? What is it we desire?
The Bible says:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matthew 6:21 KJV)
First we must determine what our treasures are. Are they the corruptible things described in Matthew 6:19? Can they rust? Can thieves steal them? Why are they important?
From the garden, God has given mankind choices, and described the consequences.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV)
When God gave the Ten Commandments, there were few consequences included, but it wasn’t long before Moses set before the people the choices and the consequences:
See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; (Deuteronomy 30:15 KJV)
After defining the choices, they must be made:
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: (Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV)
But what about our shelter, our clothing, our food for each day? The question and its answer are found in Matthew 6:25-32, ending with:
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV)
His kingdom is my desire. Thy kingdom come.
“Life is shaped by the end lived for. We make ourselves in the image of what we desire.”
The world lays before us innumerable choices, most of which can be bought. From shelter, clothing, food to more mundane choices, we make them daily. Things we purchase shape our lives. Do they become the things we desire? Do they reflect our image of ourselves, our personalities? If we cannot afford to buy what we desire, do we become bitter and defeated?
Do we desire things that cannot be bought, such as fame? Do we lift up celebrities and wish we might achieve the same notoriety? Would we exchange our families for the front cover of some magazine? Would we exchange our friends for the sycophants that cannot say “No”, even to save the life of their provider?
What are our goals in life? What is it we desire?
The Bible says:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matthew 6:21 KJV)
First we must determine what our treasures are. Are they the corruptible things described in Matthew 6:19? Can they rust? Can thieves steal them? Why are they important?
From the garden, God has given mankind choices, and described the consequences.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV)
When God gave the Ten Commandments, there were few consequences included, but it wasn’t long before Moses set before the people the choices and the consequences:
See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; (Deuteronomy 30:15 KJV)
After defining the choices, they must be made:
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: (Deuteronomy 30:19 KJV)
But what about our shelter, our clothing, our food for each day? The question and its answer are found in Matthew 6:25-32, ending with:
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV)
His kingdom is my desire. Thy kingdom come.
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