WHERE IS YOUR TREASURE?

    At the close of 2022, while I was preparing my mind on how this year would be like for me as a person, as I don't want to lose out on what God has in store for me. I got the word ALIGN impressed in my mind. And I began to meditate on it so I can know actually what is required expressly from me by God. For some time now, to make an acronym from words flow easily with me, I give God the glory for inspiring me on that though. So before I continue on the topic for today, let me share with us what God ministered to me about ALIGN as an acronym. This hit the nail on the head for me as how this year would go, at least for me. 

Absolutely Living In God's Nourishing word.Or

A Longing to dwell In God's Nourishing word.

Either way that you look at it, it points to one direction: that living in God's word or desiring to live in it, by allowing it to take over you as it should, is the key to aligning with what God has in store for me, or anyone in this year. 

In my last post, I mentioned that God's goal for creating man is for fellowship and to represent Him here on earth. To be with the Lord eternally, is His ultimate goal and this is His good pleasure. I also said that He desires a heart worship not a lip service. In Matthew 6:19-21, Jesus was ministering to the Jews during what we call the sermon on the mount, and He advised them not to lay up their treasure on earth where it is vulnerable to thieves and rust but in heaven where none of the two can reach it. Then in verse 21, He made a profound statement, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also".

From the concluding part of my last post, I asked us what is preoccupying our minds? This is because whatever we give the seat of honor in our minds most of the time, is a huge indication of where our treasure is. Is your mind being taken over by the cares of this life? Then your treasure is only on this earth. Is your mind being taken over by your desire to marry, or your marriage and everything that is happening around it, your family, etc? Then your treasure is in your marriage and relationship, or family. Whatever it is that preoccupies your mind to the point that it affects meaningful fellowship with the Lord and you think that the situation is bigger than God, that is where your treasure is. and a sad situation indeed it is. 

Paul the apostle by the Spirit of God counseled us in Philippians 4:8, to think only on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report as well as have virtue and are praise worthy, because they are what should preoccupy our minds. There is nothing else on earth that has met all the criteria about what to think upon except the word of God. For this reason, we need to ascend our thoughts to God's word if we are going to become the best versions of ourselves as He has prepared for us in 2023. because for us to be able to align accurately, we must first put His word in our hearts. 

And putting His word in our hearts is on the pathway for us to living according to His good pleasure. The word of God needs to be given its place of priority in our lives. I am not talking about knowing about Him from someone's explanation, but knowing Him by ourselves. God doesn't want anyone to be a go-between for us, His only go-between is Jesus, our Savior and He has accomplished that part. today, it is we and our Father on a love relationship with His word holding the sway of our hearts. Our Heavenly Father is our heartbeat, His word is our treasure so we set our hearts on Him.

God is calling us to full time fellowship with Him. Is it possible? Yes, indeed! Jesus lived in it. When He said to the devil in Matthew 4:4, that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God. He meant that it is possible to exist 24/7 in the word of God. But to be able to live in it, we need to understand what fellowship really is.