1 Timothy 6.19 promises by doing this you will be storing up real treasure for yourself in heaven.

When God lived with us in Jesus He urged people not to live for the obtainment of even food and clothing but instead to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

Jesus encouraged people to trust God for His provision of their daily needs, even food and clothing, and to use their money to earn treasure in heaven where neither rust nor thief can destroy it.

The Lord Jesus warned people that we cannot have both God and money as our first priority without loving one more than the other. People have wrestled with this competition for their soul from the beginning with the result that many have forfeited their souls to hell in order to achieve worldly wealth today.

While the Lord Jesus encouraged our pursuit of heavenly treasure the Apostle Paul teaches specifically how to accumulate it in this chapter.

First, people are to be rich in good deeds.

Good deeds defined by God are those things that cause people to recognize Him more easily and love Him more deeply. Good deeds that God rewards glorify Him among people such that people want to know God better and serve God more. The result we are seeking in our doing of good is for people to follow Jesus more closely.

Second, if we want to build treasure in heaven we must give generously to those in need especially to those in the faith and those sharing the faith.

The Church’s priority of care is first for its members including those vocationally serving it and then the world with the objective of bringing people to faith in Jesus.

Treasure in heaven is accumulated by doing good and giving generously toward the work of making Jesus known in the world.