Riches and Abundance (Poem)

Riches and Abundance
Matthew 6.19-21

19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.


I thought I would try a slightly different devotion this week. Rather than a message, God has given me a poem that reflects Christ's words in Matthew: that we are to store up our treasures in Him alone and not in this world!

There is glitter and glamour in the world, O Man,
Of gold and glory and untold possessions.
Pleasure is plenty in the greedy man’s hand,
His eyes and his grip solely own his discretion.
But your gold, O Man, shines not in the stone.
It rests not proudly in the palace of lords.
With the crumbling of castles it shan’t be gone,
Nor consumed and corrupted by greedy hordes.

Your gold shall be His brazen feet,
His vivacious spirit your daily treasure.
His grace arrives daily in a mighty fleet,
With a substantial portion too large to measure.
His name and prestige are known through the earth,
His riches flow freely throughout His domain.
Such glamorous love of immeasurable worth!
Eternally abundant lie those in His reign!