But it says “Lay up for yourselves....treasure in heaven ...”.
What are you ‘laying up’?
It is something we are told to do...
RICHES, can be complicated.
RICHES ~ Spiritually is RICH in Spirit.
RICHES ~ Worldly is Worldly accumulations.
Treasures layed up in Heaven are "REWARDS", "FOR" the man WHO;
IS Spiritually RICH IN Spirit,
AND
Lives during his natural life-time, According to a Spiritual life...
AND
Spreads the Word of God, According TO Gods Understanding.
They shall be REWARDED, for BEING a Faithful Servant.
Their REWARD for BEING a Faithful Servant, While IN THEIR NATURAL FLESH, is a REWARD, they shall receive, AFTER, their body is glorified.
Natural men have not yet received their Reward...Their Rewards are being Accounted, (noted), and Stored IN Heaven for them to receive in the future.
HOWEVER...The Lord God, ALSO does "Increase" a natural living faithful "Servant," while still such man is IN his natural living Flesh. THeir "Increase" is an abundance of "Worldly needs", that natural men NEED.
Their "abundance" / "increase"; is because all men in the world require particular earthly things to sustain their lives....and a FAITHFUL "Servant, with INCREASE," is ALSO the one WHO, comprehends; the INCREASE, is FOR, them to "BE Charitable,"
(According to Gods Understanding)
and GIVE to others IN NEED of a mans basic Needs, and give God The Credit, for their increase and ability to Give to Others. <--- A faithful servant who does THAT, furthers their Rewards/Treasures, stored up in Heaven. (Ie taught through CROWNS and bejeweled Crowns a man shall receive for BEING charitable with their own "increase".)
It's a basic. God INCREASES a faithful servant and the faithful servant INCREASES others, through CHARITY, with Credit forward to God, that the others MIGHT beging to hear and believe, become Increased themselves, and they become the Charitable givers, and have their OWN rewards stored up in Heaven, for their Faithful Service.
God Bless,
Taken