Good morning. This is from parts of verses in Matthew chapter 6. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. For where your treasure is there will your heart be also. The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. No one can serve two masters; you cannot serve God and Mammon. Do not be anxious for your life as to what you shall eat or what you shall drink. And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life's span? What do we treasure most? Too many Christians today treasure the things of the earth. When we value things of the earth above things of heaven, then we are responsible for obtaining them and taking care of them. When we value things of heaven, then God is responsible for obtaining and taking care of them. (By the way the word translated treasure is the Greek word thesaurus.) We come back to lamp again. What we focus our eyes and our minds on, this is what will light up our lives. If our eyes focus on the things of the world, then we will be filled with darkness. When our eyes are focused on God's word, then we are filled with light. When we are focused on God, then we are not responsible for the things that we need. He will take care of them. Then we don't need to be anxious. We are not supposed to seek the things of the world; but the things of heaven. We are to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness's; and then all these things that we need will be added to us. Father help the reader to keep his/her eyes focused on You and Your word. Help him/her to keep seeking Your kingdom and Your righteousness. Thank You that You will provide everything that he/she needs abundantly more than he/she could ever ask or think.

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