Matthew 6:19-21 (NKJV) (2024)

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What does Matthew chapter 6 verse 19 to 21 mean? ›

It is not only a wise investment to store lasting treasures through obedience to God, and seeking to please Him. It also properly orients your heart. Jesus reveals that a core reason His disciples should store up treasures in heaven is because of this truth: where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (v 21).

Christ warns against stockpiling money and possessions on earth. Instead, believers should make choices that store up treasure in heaven.

This verse states that if one places one's treasure in heaven that is where one's heart or attention will be. This is an implicit warning, which is made clear later in the chapter, that if one's treasure is on earth, one's heart and attention will also be on earthly matters, to the exclusion of God.

He tells the rich man to give up all of his wealth and sell everything he owns and give the money to the poor and come and follow Him. In this way, Jesus says, you will have treasure in heaven. The purpose of this comment is to expose the blindness of this wealthy young man, and his ultimate lack of sincerity.

Cause me to be more concerned about laying up treasure in heaven than having treasure here on earth. Lord, most of all help me by the power of the Holy Spirit to guard my relationship with You. Let everything I do with what You give me bring glory and honor to You. In Jesus' name, Amen.

We tithe to show how awesome our God is. Lord, your God, owns all—everything on Earth and beyond is holy to Him. When we tithe, we offer up to Him what is His, and show that we recognize this ownership as a constant blessing upon us all. After all, God loves a cheerful giver.

God the Father will notice and reward those who give in humility and sincerity (Matthew 6:1–4). Next, Jesus warns not to be hypocrites in prayer. He is likely calling up images of well-known religious leaders who prayed loudly in public to be seen and heard by everyone.

In the eyes the character and moral quality of a person are reflected. The gist of this saying is: If the eye is healthy, it functions as the light of the body and indicates that the owner is sincere, generous and helpful.

Jesus describes the authority He is delegating to them as the "keys to the kingdom of heaven." He says that whatever they bind or loose on earth will be bound or loosed in heaven. Only the most trusted servant in the household would be given the keys to the doors of the estate.

“Treasures in heaven” are things of worth in God's coming kingdom, such as justice, opportunity for everyone to be productive, provision for everyone's needs, and respect for the dignity of every person.

What did Jesus say about birds and flowers? ›

Matthew 6:25–34 concludes this part of the Sermon on the Mount with Jesus' teaching about anxiety. Even to the very poor, Jesus says not to worry about food or clothes. God feeds the birds and clothes the lilies beautifully, and His children are far more valuable than birds.

Jesus warned us about this when He said, “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 neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal ...” (Matthew 6:19-20).

Matthew 19:19 in Other Translations

19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 19 Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.

Proverbs 19:21 Reminds Us to Submit to The Plans Of The God Of The Universe. So God we yield our plans to you today, we lay our plans down and we pray have your way. Have your way in our lives, have your way in our families, have your way in our churches, have your way with us we pray.

Proverbs 19:21-23 New International Version (NIV)

Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.

Jesus is in the midst of showing us how we fall far from the standard God has set before his people. After warning about performing your righteous acts to be seen by people, Jesus then says, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth.” Do not treasure earthly treasures.

John promises in today's passage that the Messiah will baptize not just with water but with the Spirit and fire (v. 11), an image with double meaning. The long awaited flame of the Holy Spirit will purify the soul and eventually remove all corruption from those who submit to the Son of David (Isa. 1:24–26).

The hidden nature of the treasure may indicate that the Kingdom of Heaven "is not yet revealed to everyone." However, other interpretations of the parable exist, in which the treasure represents Israel or the Church. Buried treasure is unearthed; a fortune is within his reach.