Light + Truth Where Your Treasure Is
Dec 16, 2025
What are you truly chasing in life? John Piper explores the idea of lasting treasures versus temporary wealth. He highlights how genuine salvation is evidenced through generosity, using Zacchaeus as a powerful example. Piper encourages listeners to detach from possessions to build eternal foundations. Delighting in God, he explains, enlarges our capacity for joy in heaven. The heart follows our treasures, so aligning them with God brings true security. Ultimately, authentic actions guide our emotions, leading to a richer spiritual life.
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Treasure That Outlives Death
- True treasure is what lasts beyond death, not temporary possessions.
- John Piper urges seeking God as the lasting treasure rather than temporal wealth.
Good Works Confirm Salvation
- Selling possessions and giving alms confirm genuine salvation by visible change.
- Piper cites Zacchaeus and Luke to show good works as evidence, not the cause, of salvation.
Invest Generously For Eternal Return
- Use money to do good and be generous as a spiritual investment.
- Piper advises selling possessions and giving alms to lay up lasting treasure in heaven.
