For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. That way, your focus will be set where it ought to be.
Earthly treasure is transitory and can be lost in a moment.
This week the TV news took us to Washington State where wild fire burned thousands of acres. One young husband stood in front of a pile of ashes and twisted steel with tears streaming down his face. In recent years many investors have ridden the economic boom, becoming wealthy in a very short time. But some, particularly those in the new e-commerce ventures, have known the wild swing between boom and bust, sometimes even in the course of a few weeks time. These are the kinds of events that Jesus told us would break our hearts if our treasures were only earthly in nature.