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“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
**The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.
But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!**”
(Matthew 6:21–23, NIV)
These words of Jesus touch one of the most critical issues in the Christian life: the direction and condition of the heart. Many believers wrestle with instability, double-mindedness, lack of assurance, and recurring inner conflict. Jesus puts His finger on the root: what you *value* and what you *gaze upon* will ultimately determine what you *become*.
The lyrics you have before you simply echo and structure this teaching:
This is not sentimental language. This is spiritual law. It is as certain and as inescapable as gravity. If your treasure is on earth, your heart will be earthbound. If your treasure is in heaven, your heart will be drawn upward and kept there.
So we ask: What is my treasure? Where is my heart? And what is the condition of the “eye” of my inner life?
Let us look at what the Word of God says.
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These verses come from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7). Jesus is speaking to His disciples and the crowds in Galilee. He is not addressing pagans, but people who know the Scriptures, worship in the synagogues, and profess to belong to the God of Israel.
In Matthew 6, Jesus is dealing with three central areas of practical righteousness:
1. Religious acts (alms, prayer, fasting) – verses 1–18
2. Material security and possessions – verses 19–34
3. Final loyalties and inner life – woven through the entire chapter
Our verses (6:21–23) sit at the heart of the teaching on possessions and priorities:
Jesus is not merely giving moral advice. He is confronting a deep spiritual bondage: the worship of Mammon (wealth, material security, worldly success) as a rival god. He exposes the inner mechanics: *what you treasure shapes where your heart goes; what you look at shapes what fills your inner being.*
In this setting:
Jesus does not deny these needs. But He insists that the fundamental issue is not your circumstances, but your focus:
If the heart is attached to earth, anxiety is inevitable. If the eye is clouded by greed, envy, or fear, darkness invades the entire inner man. The lyrics are a call back to Jesus’ radical kingdom standard: *store up treasures in heaven; keep your heart and eyes fixed there.*
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Let us look at two key words from these verses.
### 3.1 “Treasure” – *thēsauros* (θησαυρός)
Matthew 6:21 – “For where your treasure (*thēsauros*) is…”
Important nuance:
*Thēsauros* does not just mean “something you like.” It is what you deliberately accumulate and guard. It implies intentional storing, not casual interest.
So when Jesus says, “Where your *thēsauros* is, there your heart will be also,” He is speaking about:
This exposes the lyrics:
> “Store up treasures in heaven—
> your heart will follow there.”
If you *store*, your heart will *follow*. Your heart follows your investments. If your investments are concentrated in earthly gain, your inner life will revolve around this world. If your primary investments are in the kingdom of God, your inner life will revolve around Christ and eternity.
### 3.2 “Healthy / Unhealthy Eye” – *haplous* (ἁπλοῦς) and *ponēros* (πονηρός)
Matthew 6:22 – “If your eyes are healthy (Greek: *haplous*), your whole body will be full of light.”
Matthew 6:23 – “But if your eyes are unhealthy (Greek: *ponēros*), your whole body will be full of darkness.”
These words are crucial.
It describes an eye that is:
So Jesus is saying:
The lyrics capture this:
> “Keep your heart fixed on heaven—
> let your eyes be clear and single.”
“Clear and single” is the idea of *haplous*. One aim, one focus: God’s kingdom, God’s righteousness, God’s glory. No mixture.
This deepens our understanding:
Your eye determines whether light or darkness dominates you, because the eye is the gateway of desire and attention.
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Now let us walk through the themes of the lyrics in the light of Scripture.
### 4.1 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
This is almost word-for-word Matthew 6:21. Jesus states a spiritual law:
If you want to know where your heart truly is, consider:
Proverbs 4:23 says:
> “Above all else, guard your heart,
> for everything you do flows from it.”
But Jesus reveals something deeper: you guard your heart by guarding your treasure. If you set your treasure in the wrong place, it is impossible to guard your heart effectively, because the heart will move toward that treasure.
Colossians 3:1–2 echoes this:
> “Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is…
> Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Setting your *heart* and your *mind* above means assigning your primary value, your treasure, to what is with Christ.
The lyrics simply repeat the principle so it sinks deep into the soul.
### 4.2 “Where your treasure is… Store up treasures in heaven—your heart will follow there.”
This line reveals a strategy. Many believers are passive and say, “I wish my heart were more heavenly.” Jesus does not say, “Wait until your heart feels heavenly.” He says, “Take action on your treasure, and your heart will follow.”
How do we store up treasure in heaven?
Scripture gives clear indications:
1. Obedience to God’s Word
Every act of obedience is a deposit in heaven’s account.
2. Generosity to the poor and to the work of God
3. Perseverance in suffering for Christ
4. Faithful stewardship of what is entrusted
So the lyric is intensely practical: “Store up treasures in heaven—your heart will follow there.”
You move your heart by moving your investments into the kingdom of God.
### 4.3 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.”
Here Jesus transitions from *treasure* to *vision*, but the two are linked. Treasure answers: “What do I value?” Vision answers: “What do I look at and aim for?”
“The eye is the lamp of the body” means:
Compare Psalm 101:3:
> “I will not look with approval
> on anything that is vile.”
Job 31:1:
> “I made a covenant with my eyes
> not to look lustfully at a young woman.”
The healthy (*haplous*) eye is:
When that is the state of your inner eye, Jesus says, “Your whole body will be full of light.” That means:
Psalm 36:9 – “In your light we see light.” When the eye is fixed on the Lord, His light permeates every part.
### 4.4 “But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
This is a fearful statement. An “unhealthy” (*ponēros*) eye signifies an eye under the influence of evil. It does not only mean viewing obvious sin. It includes:
If this is the focus of your eye:
“If then the light in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!”
This is deception. You think you have light—opinions, ideas, beliefs—but in fact it is darkness.
2 Corinthians 4:4 describes this work of Satan:
> “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel…”
This blindness does not always appear grossly evil. It is often respectable: materialism, worldly wisdom, self-sufficiency. Yet it is devastating.
This explains why many believers are unstable. They profess Christ, but their eye is set on:
So darkness spreads within, and they struggle to hear God, to discern His will, to walk in joy and peace.
The lyrics echo this warning without softening it:
> “If then the light in you is darkness,
> how great is that darkness!”
Jesus wants us to feel the weight of these words. To persist in wrong focus is not harmless. It leads to deep inner confusion.
### 4.5 “Keep your heart fixed on heaven—let your eyes be clear and single.”
Here the song moves from description to exhortation. It gathers the teaching into one directive:
Hebrews 12:1–2 uses similar language:
> “…Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith…”
To “keep your heart fixed on heaven” is to:
To “let your eyes be clear and single” is warfare against spiritual distraction:
James 1:8 describes a double-minded man as “unstable in all he does.” The single eye is the remedy for double-mindedness.
The lyrics return again to the initial refrain to drive the point home:
> “Where your treasure is,
> there your heart will be also.
> Store up treasures in heaven—
> your heart will follow there.”
This is not sentiment. It is strategy. Redirect your treasure. Guard your eye. Your heart will follow.
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Let us move to specific steps. How do we obey this teaching in daily life?
### Step 1: Identify and Renounce False Treasures
First, we must face the question: What are my real treasures?
Ask the Holy Spirit to show you. Then examine:
Common false treasures include:
When the Spirit puts His finger on a false treasure, you must agree with Him. Call it what it is: idolatry.
1 John 5:21 – “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.”
Renounce it before God:
This breaks the spiritual hold of that treasure over your heart.
### Step 2: Redirect Your Investments into the Kingdom
Second, we must not only renounce; we must re-invest.
Ask: How can I begin to store up treasure in heaven in practical, measurable ways?
Some examples:
Each act of obedience, generosity, service, and endurance for Christ is a deposit in your heavenly account. And as you continue, you will notice: your heart becomes more heavenly.
### Step 3: Discipline Your Eyes – Establish a Covenant of Sight
Third, we must bring the “eye” under the rule of Christ.
Like Job, say: “I have made a covenant with my eyes” (Job 31:1). That means you set deliberate boundaries:
Instead, choose to:
Philippians 4:8 gives the filter:
> “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable… think about such things.”
This is not legalistic; it is protective. You are guarding the gateway of light.
### Step 4: Make Daily Proclamations that Align Your Heart and Eyes
Finally, we must put our mouth in agreement with God’s Word. The heart is influenced by what we *say* as well as by what we see and value.
Proverbs 18:21 – “The tongue has the power of life and death…”
Each day you can proclaim:
Such proclamations, made in faith, align your inner man with God’s Word and resist the lies of the enemy.
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### Proclamation
Say this aloud, thoughtfully, as an act of faith:
> **In the name of Jesus, I declare:
> My treasure is not on earth, where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal.
> My treasure is in heaven, in the presence of my Father and my Lord Jesus Christ.
> Therefore, my heart is set on things above, not on things on the earth.
> I refuse the worship of Mammon. I do not serve wealth, success, or human approval.
> I serve the living God.
> My eye is clear and single. My eye is fixed on Jesus, the author and finisher of my faith.
> Because my eye is single, my whole inner being is full of light.
> The light of Christ drives out all darkness in me—every lie, every fear, every unclean desire.
> By the grace of God, I store up treasures in heaven through obedience, generosity, and faithfulness.
> And I confess: where my treasure is, there my heart will be also.
> My heart follows my treasure into the eternal kingdom of God. Amen.**
### Prayer
Now pray:
“Father, in the name of Jesus, I come to You. I acknowledge that my heart has often been divided and my eye not single. I repent for treasuring earthly things above You—whether money, security, reputation, pleasure, or the approval of people.
Lord Jesus, I renounce every false treasure and every idol. I lay them down at the foot of Your cross. Cleanse me from the love of this world. Deliver me from the spirit of Mammon. Let the blood of Jesus purify my heart and my motives.
Holy Spirit, search me and reveal any area where my eye is darkened. Expose every hidden fascination with evil, every secret compromise, every unclean desire. I ask You to wash my inner eye and make it clear and single. Fix my gaze on Jesus. Fill my whole being with Your light.
Teach me how to store up treasures in heaven—how to obey, how to give, how to serve, how to endure—for eternal reward. Strengthen my will to choose what is eternal over what is temporary.
I receive Your grace now to walk in a single-hearted devotion to Christ. Let my treasure, my heart, my eye, and my life be aligned with Your kingdom. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”
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