Where Moth and Rust Destroy

~ Jeff took this photo at Kings Dominion - May 14, 2010

Back to the Sermon on the Mount I go again this week for another convicting verse. Do you hear the Hammer pounding? Ouch! I think it's almost impossible to read this verse - read it seriously, that is - without having a sense of remorse about money wasted and priorities misplaced.

Thinking about all of this makes me even more excited about an opportunity to give that I read about recently. Courtney at Storing Up Treasures is doing a fundraiser for adoption. If you've ever checked out her blog or read anything she's written, you know that she and her husband are passionate about adoption; they beautifully exemplify God's heart for orphans. She knows firsthand how expensive adoption can be, and so she started this fundraiser to help 26 families who are currently in the middle of adopting get a little boost in their finances so they can bring their children home. If adoption stirs your heart...if you want to practically live out the principle of storing up treasure in heaven...please go check out her site. She's asking for donations of $5 or $10 - not a lot - but when combined, that little amount can do so much. If you give, you'll be entered for a number of giveaways; but the true reward, of course, comes from knowing that, even in a small way, you're being the arms of Jesus that are reaching out to hurting children.

You wouldn't want a moth to eat that $5 bill, would you?