Tues. July 8th :: Lk. 12 :: Purses

Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out,
a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief
comes near and no moth destroys. For where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.

(Luke 12.33-34)

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No matter what anybody tells you, I don’t own a purse.

I promise.

And maybe it’s for that reason that I have usually focused on the latter part of this verse more than the former. The latter part is about treasure. And that part’s true too.

But today I’m thinking about the purse part (vs.33).

What does Jesus mean?
…provide PURSES for ourselves that will not wear out.

What if the Bible is less concerned with how much money you have, and more concerned with 'what you put it into'. I’ve been to churches that try to make you feel guilty for owning a home, or an iPod, or a car that is held together without the use of bailing wire. And on the other hand, I’ve also been to churches that seem to question your faith if you are anything but healthy, wealthy, and cavity free. Perhaps both approaches miss the point.

Jesus says it's about purses.

In other words, God cares less about how much money you have, and more about ‘what you put it into’ (if you get my point). The question is this: Are we investing significant portions of our resources (tithe, time, talent) in Kingdom-minded ventures? Or are we simply filling purses that will wear out without doing anyone any eternal good?

It’s a probing question. Which makes me glad that Jesus asks it rather than me.

So what’s your answer?