Matthew 6.20 commands that we accumulate for ourselves treasure in heaven.

God does not have a problem with people pursuing wealth; He has a problem with people pursuing the wrong kind of wealth.

When God lived with us as one of us in Jesus the Christ, He commanded we not accumulate treasures on earth but rather we accumulate treasures in heaven.

The wealth of earth is money and all the stuff it brings with it: power, possessions and pleasures. The treasure of heaven is people and good works that cause men to glorify God.

No greater treasure exists than the soul of a human being. God demonstrated this value when He spent the blood of Jesus to purchase men from death and hell.

Therefore no greater work can a person engage, no greater pursuit can we give our lives to accomplishing, than winning people to Jesus.

We accumulate treasure in heaven when we give ourselves to turning people from ignorance and disobedience to God, which leads to condemnation from God, to knowing Jesus and living a life pleasing to Him, which leads to forgiveness from God and eternal life with God, in His coming Kingdom.

It is far easier to pursue the treasure of earth than the treasure of heaven. It is far easier to try and make this life easier than to make the next life better. It is far easier to live for today than to live for tomorrow.

The person of God places the things of God and the things God treasures above all else, keeping the end in mind, working diligently to see the whole world restored to Jesus, recognizing Him as King and Lord of all.