Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Blackaby adds an extra layer to this verse for me. I the past when I have heard this verse preached, time and money have generally been the focus. "Look at your checkbook (or today it would be your debit card statement). That will show your priorities."
"How many hours on the golf course (or lake or tennis court or work) compared to hours devoted to God. That determines your treasure."
BUT. . .
Blackaby add the following, "whatever dominates your conversation is what you treasure." I had never thought of conversation as an indicator of what is important to a person, but it makes perfect sense. A friend of mine has a home brewery. He loves to talk barley, malt and hops. Several coworkers are grandparents. Get them started on grandkid stories and their faces just light up.
What about Christians? Do we love to talk about the Holy Spirit, mercy and grace to others? Do our faces light up when we recount the lastest Sunday morning sermon to a coworker? If not, why? Perhaps we need to evaluate our treasure.
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