Imperishable treasures - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2025

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:19

Imperishable treasures
During his student days, James had one major goal: he wanted to become the tennis champion of his university. So he trained hard and played with great commitment. How proud he was when the trophy for the best tennis player with his name on it stood in the university’s display case.

A few years later, someone sent him the winner’s trophy by post. He had found it in a rubbish bin where it had been thrown due to a renovation. That’s when James had the thought, “Sooner or later, all of our winning trophies go into the rubbish!” Sports records are broken by others; fame and glory gradually fade away.

God invites us to set higher goals for ourselves and to invest in eternity. Jesus Christ makes the recommendation to “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:20–21).

The most beautiful and greatest treasure we can possess is eternal life – God’s gift of grace in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:23). We receive this gift through personal faith in the Lord Jesus.

Now we can live each day with the conviction that God has an eternal and happy future in store for us. When we direct our lives towards heavenly glory and live them for the glory of God, we gather treasures in heaven.

Today’s reading: Ecclesiastes 11:1-10 · Mark 7:1-13