TREASURES IN HEAVEN 2-19-24 VIDEO YOUR VALUE TO GOD DAN
When Jesus is our treasure, we will commit our hearts resources, money time and talents to the spreading of the Gospel. The treasure of the Father has is awaiting us beyond anything we can think of or hope for. We are His treasure. In us who believe that the Lord Jesus Christ are His possessions. His rewards are guaranteed by His Word. Eternal life is the greatest treasure that awaits us.
Mal 3:16 Then those whose lives honored God got together and talked it over. God saw what they were doing and listened in. A book was opened in God's presence and minutes were taken of the meeting, with the names of the God-fearers written down, all the names of those who honored God's name.
17 God-of-the-Angel-Armies said, "They're mine, all mine. They'll get special treatment when I go into action. I treat them with the same consideration and kindness that parents give the child who honors them.
18 Once more you'll see the difference it makes between being a person who does the right thing and one who doesn't, between serving God and not serving him. MSG
Mal 3:16 Then those who feared the Lord talked often one to another; and the Lord listened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who reverenced and worshipfully feared the Lord and who thought on His name.
17 And they shall be Mine, says the Lord of hosts, in that day when I publicly recognize and openly declare them to be My jewels (My special possession, My peculiar treasure). And I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
18 Then shall you return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who does not serve Him. AMP
Deut 26:18 And today God has reaffirmed that you are dearly held treasure just as he promised, a people entrusted with keeping his commandments, MSG
ISA 45:3 I will give you hidden treasures of darkness and wealth waiting in secret sites so that you recognize me, for it is I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name! TPT
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Isa 45:3 I'll lead you to buried treasures, secret caches of valuables Confirmations that it is, in fact, I, God, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name. MSG
Matt 6:19 "Don't hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or worse! stolen by burglars.
20 Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it's safe from moth and rust and burglars.
21 It's obvious, isn't it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being. MSG
LUKE 6:45 In the same way, a good person will bring forth amazing treasures of goodness from the storehouse of their hearts; while a man with a hidden agenda, will not be able to hide the effect of his evil influence. Ones conversation exhibits whatever it is that has your full attention and captivates your gaze! MIRROR
LUKE 12:33 From now on, do life from a different perspective! Stuff does not define you! Exchange whatever it was that you've been doing all along under the old system of performance, for this new life of adventure! Get it over and done with! Be compassion driven in your sharing and giving; this takes hoarding out of the equation. Get rid of your antique purses, which typically are your old, worn-out, performance-based ideas. Instead, become creative in the adventure of trading with a new kind of purse - one that is loaded with heaven's currency - a treasure which cannot be exhausted, since it cannot be broken into or stolen, neither can it be ruined by moths! The stuff you've been hoarding before, are clearly targets for thieves and they get moth eaten anyway! MIRROR
Col 2:3 In Him all the treasures of [divine] wisdom (comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God) and [all the riches of spiritual] knowledge and enlightenment are stored up and lie hidden. AMP
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COL 2:3 Everything that could possibly define our wealth is hidden in Christ. In this place of our union in him the complete treasure of all wisdom and knowledge is sourced. MIRROR
Col 3:1 IF THEN you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
2 And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth. AMP
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2 Becoming affectionately acquainted with throne room thoughts will keep you from being distracted again by the earthly [soul-ruled] realm. MIRROR
HEB 11:26 He was not embarrassed to be associated with the Messianic promise at the expense of the treasures of Egypt. He deliberately looked away from those towards the greater riches of his reward in Christ.
27 The rage of the King did not scare him when he abandoned Egypt; faith, giving substance to the invisible, made him brave. MIRROR
MATT 10:40 Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the One who sent me.
41 Whoever receives a prophet because he is Gods messenger will share a prophets reward. And whoever welcomes a righteous person because he follows me will also share in his reward.
42 And whoever gives a cup of cold water to one of my disciples, I promise you, he will not go unrewarded. TPT
1 John 2:5 But he who keeps (treasures) His Word [who bears in mind His precepts, who observes His message in its entirety], truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity). By this we may perceive (know, recognize, and be sure) that we are in Him: AMP
2 TIM 4:8 Theres a crown of righteousness waiting in heaven for me, and I know that my Lord will reward me on his day of righteous judgment. And this crown is not only waiting for me, but for all who love and long for his unveiling. TPT
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2 TIM 4:8 My wreath of righteousness awaits me as testimony to the Lords righteous judgment. He will crown me in that day, the moment I step out of this body. I will not be the only one receiving a wreath of honor; everyone, loving the brilliance of his appearing will be jointly crowned! MIRROR
Rev 22:12 "Yes, I'm on my way! I'll be there soon! I'm bringing my payroll with me. I'll pay all people in full for their life's work.
13 I'm A to Z, the First and the Final, Beginning and Conclusion. MSG
Heb 6:10 God doesn't miss anything. He knows perfectly well all the love you've shown him by helping needy Christians, and that you keep at it.
11 And now I want each of you to extend that same intensity toward a full-bodied hope, and keep at it till the finish.
12 Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them. MSG
Heb 6:17 When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee
18 God can't break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. MSG
2 John 1:8 Look to yourselves (take care) that you may not lose (throw away or destroy) all that we and you have labored for, but that you may [persevere until you] win and receive back a perfect reward [in full]. AMP
Rom 8:18 [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us!
19 For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God's sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship].
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1 Cor 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be firm (steadfast), immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord [always being superior, excelling, doing more than enough in the service of the Lord], knowing and being continually aware that your labor in the Lord is not futile [it is never wasted or to no purpose]. AMP
Matt 19:29 And not only you, but anyone who sacrifices home, family, fields whatever because of me will get it all back a hundred times over, not to mention the considerable bonus of eternal life.
30 This is the Great Reversal: many of the first ending up last, and the last first. MSG
Isa 33:6 God keeps your days stable and secure salvation, wisdom, and knowledge in surplus, and best of all, Zion's treasure, Fear-of-God. MSG
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ISA 33:6 He will be your constant source of stability in changing times, and out of his abundant love he gives you the riches of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
Yes, the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure! TPT
Mark 10:21 Jesus looked him hard in the eye and loved him! He said, "There's one thing left: Go sell whatever you own and give it to the poor. All your wealth will then be heavenly wealth. And come follow me."
2 COR 4:7 And now, in the glow of this glorious light and with unveiled faces we discover this treasure where it was hidden all along, in these frail skin-suits made of clay. We did not invent ourselves; we are Gods idea to begin with and the dynamic of his doing and amazing engineering! MIRROR
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2 Cor 4:7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves. AMP