A man by the name of John Legend is the recipient of six Grammy Awards. While I personally have not heard any of his music and cannot vouch for any of it, I did read an interesting article about him. As many of us know, a Grammy Award is a very prestigious award and is greatly treasured in our society. During a recent visit to his apartment, John's nephew accidently broke this prized possession. This award was for "2005's Best R&B Album." Surely this was a very treasured Grammy.
If this happened to you, how would you have reacted? Most of us probably would have been pretty upset and even angry with the nephew. Many people who read the article were calling for this nephew to be severely punished. Despite their suggestions, John just said it was an accident and moved on without any hint of anger.
As we read of this story, one point may come back to mind for us today. Matthew 6:19-21 says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Even though a Grammy is a very treasured reward, it is just a temporary object. There is really no deep seeded value or anything that would reach beyond this life. We have all probably had many significant achievements and milestones in our lives. However, what does it matter if we win 20 Grammy Awards, or a Nobel Prize, or create an incredible business, or have billions of dollars, or gain the entire world if in the end we lose our souls (Mark 8:36).
Let's keep in mind that our true treasure is in heaven, not on earth. In heaven, our treasures cannot be broken by those pesky nephews, or anything else for that matter. Treasures on earth are nice, but they will never compare to the treasures in heaven. Let's stray away from our culture in valuing earthly treasures so much, and work on laying up more treasures in heaven.
If this happened to you, how would you have reacted? Most of us probably would have been pretty upset and even angry with the nephew. Many people who read the article were calling for this nephew to be severely punished. Despite their suggestions, John just said it was an accident and moved on without any hint of anger.
As we read of this story, one point may come back to mind for us today. Matthew 6:19-21 says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Even though a Grammy is a very treasured reward, it is just a temporary object. There is really no deep seeded value or anything that would reach beyond this life. We have all probably had many significant achievements and milestones in our lives. However, what does it matter if we win 20 Grammy Awards, or a Nobel Prize, or create an incredible business, or have billions of dollars, or gain the entire world if in the end we lose our souls (Mark 8:36).
Let's keep in mind that our true treasure is in heaven, not on earth. In heaven, our treasures cannot be broken by those pesky nephews, or anything else for that matter. Treasures on earth are nice, but they will never compare to the treasures in heaven. Let's stray away from our culture in valuing earthly treasures so much, and work on laying up more treasures in heaven.
--Brett Petrillo
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