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“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”
— *Matthew 6:21*
“*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 6:22–23*
We are dealing here with one of the most searching statements Jesus ever made. He is not merely speaking about money, or about external behavior. He is speaking about the direction, the condition, and the destiny of the human heart.
The song “Treasures of the Heart” simply takes the exact words of Jesus and sets them before us in a form we cannot escape:
> “For where your treasure is,
> there your heart will be also…
> Store up treasures in heaven—
> your heart will follow there.”
That is not a suggestion. That is a spiritual law. Wherever your treasure is, your heart will be pulled. Your heart will follow your treasure. And in the same passage, Jesus speaks about the eye—the lamp of the body—either filling us with light or plunging us into darkness.
So we have two connected themes:
1. Treasure and the heart – what you value most determines where your heart lives.
2. The eye and the inner light – what you gaze at, focus on, and fix your attention upon determines whether you are full of light or full of darkness.
Let us look at what the Word of God says and allow the Holy Spirit to confront our priorities, our loyalties, and our inner vision.
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The words in Matthew 6:21–23 are part of the *Sermon on the Mount* (Matthew 5–7). This is Jesus’ foundational teaching on what it means to live under the rule of God’s kingdom. He is speaking to His disciples and the gathered crowds in Galilee—Jews who were familiar with the Law, the Prophets, and the promises of God.
In Matthew 6, Jesus is exposing religious hypocrisy and misplaced trust. Notice the context:
So Jesus is not giving isolated moral advice. He is confronting the entire value system of this world. He is exposing the inner conflict between:
In the Jewish context, wealth was often interpreted as a sign of God’s favor. Jesus does not deny that God can bless materially, but He warns that the heart easily shifts from trusting God to trusting riches.
When He says, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth” (Matthew 6:19), He contrasts:
Then He sums it up: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (v. 21).
Immediately He then speaks about the eye:
In other words:
The people listening to Jesus lived under Roman oppression, economic instability, and religious pressure. Jesus is telling them—and us—that the real battle is not first in politics or economics. The real battle is in the heart and in the inner vision.
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### 1. “Treasure” – *thēsauros* (θησαυρός)
The Greek word translated “treasure” in Matthew 6:21 is thēsauros. It means:
It is the root of our English word “thesaurus”—a storehouse of words. So Jesus is not speaking of a casual possession. He is speaking of:
Therefore:
“Where your *thēsauros* is …”
Where your stored-up, guarded, accumulated values are …
“… there your heart will be also.”
Your heart will always move in the direction of what you intentionally accumulate and guard.
The lyric says:
> “Store up treasures in heaven—
> your heart will follow there.”
That is exactly the logic of the Greek: if you change the *location* of your *treasure-store*, you will inevitably change the *direction* of your heart.
### 2. “Healthy / Unhealthy Eyes” – *haplous* (ἁπλοῦς) and *ponēros* (πονηρός)
In Matthew 6:22–23:
> “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.”
The word translated “healthy” is haplous, which literally means:
It speaks of singleness of purpose and a clear, undivided focus. A “healthy” eye is an eye that looks in *one* direction, toward *one* ultimate goal, with *no double motive*.
The word translated “unhealthy” is ponēros, which means:
An “evil eye” in Jewish idiom also implied envy, stinginess, covetousness (cf. Proverbs 23:6 LXX; Matthew 20:15).
So Jesus is not speaking medically about the physical organ, but spiritually about:
The lyric captures this when it says:
> “Keep your heart fixed on heaven—
> let your eyes be clear and single.”
That phrase “clear and single” is exactly the idea of haplous: no double vision, no divided loyalty, no secret inner covetousness.
When we understand these words, we see:
Together they describe a life totally oriented toward heaven, under the rule of God, filled with light.
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### Stanza 1–2:
> “For where your treasure is,
> there your heart will be also.
>
> Where your treasure is,
> there your heart will be also.
> Store up treasures in heaven—
> your heart will follow there.”
Jesus reveals a spiritual law: the heart follows the treasure. We often say, “Put your heart into it and your resources will follow.” Jesus reverses it: Put your resources into something and your heart will follow.
This applies to:
You cannot pour your resources into something without your heart being drawn there. That is why giving is spiritual warfare. When you give into the kingdom of God, you are not only supporting ministry—you are re-directing your own heart heavenward.
Proverbs 4:23 says:
> “Above all else, guard your heart,
> for everything you do flows from it.”
How do you guard your heart? According to Jesus, one essential way is by choosing where you store your treasure. If you store it on earth, your heart will cling to earth. If you store it in heaven, your heart will reach for heaven.
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.”
Notice:
To “store up treasures in heaven” is to:
Hebrews 10:34 commends believers who:
> “…joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had *better and lasting possessions*.”
That is storing up treasure in heaven. They counted heavenly treasure as more real than earthly property.
So the lyric is not sentimental. It is strategic:
> “Store up treasures in heaven—
> your heart will follow there.”
That is how you pull your heart upward.
### Stanza 3–4:
> “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!”
Jesus moves from treasure to eye because what you *choose to look at* reveals—and shapes—what you treasure. The “eye” here speaks of:
“The eye is the lamp of the body.” That means:
If your eye is haplous—single, clear, generous, undivided:
Psalm 16:8 expresses a “single eye”:
> “I keep my eyes always on the LORD.
> With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Psalm 27:4 describes this same principle:
> “One thing I ask from the LORD,
> this only do I seek:
> that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
> all the days of my life,
> to gaze on the beauty of the LORD
> and to seek him in his temple.”
“One thing I ask… this only do I seek” – that is haplous. One ultimate desire. One central focus. That produces light.
But if your eye is ponēros—evil, covetous, divided, corrupt:
This is a warning against:
Ephesians 4:17–18 speaks of unbelievers:
> “…they are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God…”
Darkness in understanding leads to separation from God’s life.
Spiritual warfare, in this context, is largely about what you look at and keep looking at:
If Satan can capture your gaze, he will corrupt your inner light. But if the Holy Spirit directs your gaze to Christ, to the Word, and to things above, He fills your whole being with light.
### Stanza 5–6:
> “Keep your heart fixed on heaven—
> let your eyes be clear and single.
>
> Where your treasure is,
> there your heart will be also.
> Store up treasures in heaven—
> your heart will follow there.”
Here the song unites the two themes:
This is a picture of an undivided believer:
Jesus completes this section in Matthew 6:24:
> “No one can serve two masters… You cannot serve both God and money.”
The “single eye” is the practical outworking of “one Master.” You cannot have a single eye and a divided lordship. If you try to serve both God and mammon:
James 1:8 calls this “double-minded”:
> “Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.”
And James 4:8 calls us to:
> “Purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
To keep your heart fixed on heaven is to:
The lyric, therefore, is a call to repentance from double-mindedness, from divided loyalty, from a scattered heart and a wandering eye. It calls us into a life of *heaven-focused treasure* and *Christ-focused vision*.
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The teaching of Jesus is never merely theoretical. It demands decisions. Here are four practical steps that align with His words.
### 1. Identify Your Actual Treasure
Jesus did not say, “Where you *say* your treasure is, there your heart will be.” He said, “Where your treasure *is*…”
Ask the Holy Spirit to expose this. Use questions like:
These answers reveal your treasure. Confess honestly to God where your treasure has been on earth—whether:
Bring it into the light. Repent where necessary.
Proclamation 1:
“I renounce all earthly things as my ultimate treasure. I refuse to let money, possessions, reputation, or human approval rule my heart. I acknowledge that my true treasure is in heaven, in Christ alone.”
### 2. Deliberately Re-Direct Your Treasure Heavenward
You do not move your heart first; you move your treasure. Jesus says: “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:20).
How?
Give systematically and sacrificially into God’s purposes:
Invest time:
Use your skills not only for career or self-advancement, but for the glory of God and the building up of the body of Christ.
Each time you invest treasure in eternal things, you are pulling your heart heavenward.
Proclamation 2:
“I choose to store up treasures in heaven. I invest my money, time, and abilities into the kingdom of God. I believe that as I do, my heart will follow my heavenly treasure.”
### 3. Guard and Discipline Your Eye
If the eye is the lamp, you must guard the lamp.
This includes:
Refuse to expose your eyes to sensuality, pornography, or anything that inflames lust. Job 31:1 – “I made a covenant with my eyes…”
Do not let your eyes feed on luxury, materialism, endless comparison, and envy. Luke 12:15 – “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed…”
Limit the constant noise of media, social feeds, and trivial entertainment that fragments your attention and clouds your inner sight.
Replace this with:
Proclamation 3:
“I declare that my eye will be single and clear. I turn my eyes away from worthless things. I fix my gaze on Jesus, on His Word, and on the things above. I reject all images and influences that fill me with darkness.”
### 4. Establish a Daily “Heavenward Orientation”
This is not a one-time decision; it is a way of life. Build patterns that continually orient your heart and eye toward heaven.
For example:
Begin each day by:
Pause at some point in the day to ask:
End the day by:
This cultivates a “single eye” lifestyle.
Proclamation 4:
“Today, and each day, I set my mind on things above. I choose heavenly priorities over earthly ones. My heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. My inner eye is set on Christ at the right hand of God.”
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### Proclamation of Faith
Speak this aloud, thoughtfully and deliberately:
“I confess Jesus Christ as my Lord and my greatest treasure. I refuse to store up treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal. I choose to store up treasures in heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. I believe the words of Jesus: where my treasure is, there my heart will be also. Therefore, I direct my resources, my time, my energy, and my attention toward the kingdom of God.
I declare that my eye is the lamp of my body. By the grace of God, my eye will be single, clear, and undivided. I turn my eyes away from lust, greed, envy, pride, and all worthless things. I fix my eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of my faith. I ask the Holy Spirit to fill my whole being with light, and to expose and dispel every form of darkness within me.
I choose to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, trusting that all that I truly need will be added to me. My heart is set on things above, not on things on the earth. My treasure is in heaven, and by God’s grace, my heart follows there. Amen.”
### Prayer
“Father, in the name of Jesus, I come to You and submit to Your Word. I acknowledge that too often my treasure has been on earth, and my eye has been divided. I ask You to forgive me for every form of idolatry, covetousness, and double-mindedness.
Lord Jesus, You said, ‘Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.’ I ask You to reorder my priorities. Teach me where and how to store up treasures in heaven. Lead me by Your Spirit to invest in what is eternal. Detach my heart from the temporary and bind my heart to Yourself.
Holy Spirit, search me and expose every area of inner darkness. Where the light in me has become darkness through deception, sin, or compromise, shine with Your convicting light. Grant me a single eye—pure, clear, generous, and undivided. Empower me to turn my eyes away from everything that defiles, distracts, or deceives.
Fill my whole inner life with Your light—my thoughts, my desires, my motives, my decisions. Establish me in a lifestyle of seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Let my heart be fixed on heaven, where my true treasure is kept with Christ in God.
I ask this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.”
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