True Treasure
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." —Matthew 6:19-21 These days the word treasure isn't bandied about very often. Perhaps you've seen your treasure eaten away by the moths in the financial systems. Perhaps a Bernie Madoff or two broke in and stole it. Whatever the case may be, treasure seems in rare supply. However, there are important lessons to be gleaned from this scripture, especially in these times when we can't afford for our treasure to be corrupted or stolen. Someone once told me that their philosophy of investing was to invest in companies that interested them. If they shopped at Krispy Kreme, then they would buy stock in Krispy Kreme. If they shopped at Wal-Mart, they would invest in Wal-Mar