know Jesus Christ do so because someone they knew shared the Gospel with them. You are the person God has placed in many people’ s lives to be Christ’ s mouthpiece. Most people are not going to accept Christ because of a pastor or evangelist. Most people accept Christ because someone they knew took the time to share Christ.
3. To lay up treasure in heaven. Jesus taught us that we can lay our treasure above in heaven where it won’ t rust or be corrupted. Our life on this earth is but a vapor. Eternity is forever. If you look at one of the periods after a sentence in this article that represents your life on earth. And now think of a line that goes on forever. And I mean forever. For trillions of miles and then trillions more. That is eternity. You are going to live for eternity in heaven versus a few seconds on this earth. And we see in Scripture that we are going to be rewarded in heaven for our works on earth. We are going to have eternal treasure, eternal crowns, and even eternal vocations as we rule and reign with Christ. We will be rewarded according to how we did on earth. I don’ t know about you, but I want to live in eternity with the maximum amount of reward I can possibly have. So as I’ m living my life on earth— I do think about heaven. But I am always living with an awareness of making the most of my time on earth by laying up in heaven as much treasure and reward as I possibly can.
So let us rejoice and be purposeful in our time on this earth. I know that this earth is deeply flawed and leaves us yearning for our heavenly home. That will come soon enough. But for now, let us be about the Father’ s business as we fulfill our place in His body, share our faith, and lay up treasure in heaven!
Pastor Matt Nichols is the Senior Pastor of Soul Harvest Church in Cloverdale, Indiana, and the founder of Matt Nichols Ministries. For nearly three decades, he has dedicated his life to proclaiming the Gospel, equipping believers, and reaching people with the hope of Jesus Christ both locally and around the world. 50