Daily Lectionary Readings for October 30, 2010
Psalm 24
Nahum 3:8-19
Revelation 13:11-18
Luke 12:32-48
Luke 12:32-48
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."(v.34)
Coming on the heels of the words about worry serving no good purpose this verse piles good logic on top of excellent common sense. That which we prize the most will certainly be the place where our heart finds itself tied up the most. There are so many wonderful things in life that it is easy to slip from the enjoyment of that which God has provided to being obsessed with the preservation and care of those things. The answer, which began earlier on in Luke 12 is to not be consumed with worry about our things. Today's reading begins with the admonition to "not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."(v.32) Our predicament is that we too often find ourselves wanting our stuff more than we are desiring God's kingdom. And again the answer lies largely in the spiritual disciplines. Prayer, Bible reading, serving God and others...the things that keep us focused on God, listening for God and striving to follow God. Personal discipleship. Michael Slaughter is th pastor of Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, Ohio and author of one of my favorite books "Momentum For Life". In it he offers a template for personal discipleship that goes like this -
D - Devotion To God
R - Readiness For Lifelong Learning
I - Investing In Key Relationships
V - Visioning For The Future
E - Eating and Exercising For Life
I can't recommend the book highly enough - it's great. And if we are acrtively pursuing these five areas we will find ourselves more inclined to be seeking the kingdom and putting our treasure in our relationship with God which will land our hearts in a very good spot.
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