Mathew 6

Jesus is giving instructions as to how to deal with giving to the needy, prayer, fasting, worrying, and treasures in Heaven.As I read in Mathew 6 today, there was one particular verse that stood out to me the most, 6:18 "...your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." This was most intriguing to me because I thought of how important it is to give and serve discreetly. Some people, give generously for all men to see. This is because they want to be noticed by men. Some men pray loudly and long becuase they want everyone to know that they are praying. This verse specificaly says whatever you do to worship God, do it discreetly not to be noticed by men, but to honor God.


Another verse that struck me while reading was 6:21, "Where your treasure is your heart will be also." Meaning if we focus on the treasures of this world our heart will be here. However, if we focus on te treasures of Heaven our heart will be with God. I know in the end I want my heart to be with God literally and figuratively. The next verse goes on to say, " The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good,your whoe body wil be full of light. But ifyour eyes are bad, your whole body wil be full of darkness." There is only one way to keep our eyes good, and that is to keep them focused on Jesus. And in that way our body will be full of light.