08/03/2026
Do you have money? Or does money have you?
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Have you ever struggled with the meaning of these verses and the idea of building your financial wealth? If so, you are not alone.
The most important question is not how much do you have, but more importantly, the right question is this: How much are your other types of wealth consumed by your financial wealth?
You have 5 types of wealth: Financial, Social, Time, Physical, and Spiritual.
I personally believe these verses are some of the most misunderstood and misapplied verses. While we are urged not to store up treasures on earth, we are also called to be wise planners, good stewards, and cheerful givers of all of our resources.
It is made abundantly clear that we are to use our talents and resources to multiply what has been given us, to plan for our future, to focus on all types of wealth, not only eternal wealth but also on our earthly accumulation.
These verses are not telling us it is wrong to want more or to desire better; however, it is warning us against making our earthly wealth our only treasure, our main security blanket, and our master. There is but one Master.
Yes, our income and the balance in our 401k/IRA/savings is important, but the balance of our spiritual wealth is eternally more important.
