Daily Devotional

March 9th 2026

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MONDAY

“Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. 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…You can’t worship God and Money both.”—Matthew 6:19-21, 24 (MSG)

Jesus challenges us by asking “Where is your treasure? Are you enthralled with the temporary or the permanent?” Jesus uses three examples to show how the things we deem most important are only temporary—moths, rust and thieves.
Jesus’ point is clear: What we deem as valuable shows where our hearts are. Jesus calls us to change our priority from the temporary to the eternal, from the transient to the permanent. We do this by living the way God has asked us to live: Love your neighbor as yourself; be a cheerful giver; honor God in your relationships; share the good news of the Gospel with those around you.
The pursuit of earthly riches blurs our vision. We don’t see the will of God correctly. The light that gets into our hearts and souls depends on the spiritual state of the eye through which it has to pass.
In verse 24, Jesus tells us that we can’t serve money and God, popularity and God, ourselves and God, our families and God. We can have only one master. Jesus is challenging us to repent—to change our minds about earthly treasures, about the things that we formerly served—and to serve God only. The question is about priority.
God is calling us to a radical life of service to Him as our Master. There is huge importance in realizing that God is our Divine Parent, and we are God’s children. God will take care of us and provide for all of our needs. We are called to surrender ourselves and place our complete trust in God. We are called to deny ourselves (self no longer has any rights); we are called to take up our cross (to take the same path Jesus took, being willing to lay down our lives for His Gospel); we are called to follow Him (to imitate Jesus in all that He did).

PRAYER: Lord, as we continue in this Lenten season, help us to make the right choice between our pursuit of things and our pursuit of You. You have taught us what our priority should be. Grace us with the discipline to follow where You are leading us—day-by day. In Jesus’ name, we pray. AMEN!

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