This is the fiftieth anniversary of the movie about Watergate, “All the President’s Men”. You remember, the one where a source on background kept meeting one of the reporters in a parking garage. He was nick-named “Deep Throat”, and his most useful tip was “Follow the Money.”

Apparently Jesus saw the previews, because he says: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

This simple sentence cuts straight to the center of our lives.

We spend so much time chasing things—money, success, recognition, comfort. None of these are evil in themselves. But Jesus is warning us: whatever you value most will shape your heart.

In this author’s experience, it is excellent advice in general Want to know why some corporation has what appears to be a silly rule? Follow the money. It’s not always bad to follow the money, at least in business. It explains a lot about business behavior.

But if your treasure is wealth, your heart will live in fear of losing it.
Or if your treasure is status, your heart will constantly compare yourself to others, and like as not come up short.
If your treasure is comfort, your heart will avoid sacrifice.

On the other hand,if your treasure is God—if your treasure is love and truth, then your heart becomes steady, generous, and full of peace.

Jesus isn’t just telling us to feel differently. He’s telling us to invest differently.

Think about it this way:

• What do you think about the most?

• What do you protect the most?

• What do you pursue when no one is watching?

That is your treasure.

And here’s the hope in Jesus’ teaching:
You can move your treasure, and when you do, your heart will follow.
When you give instead of hoard, your heart grows generous.
When you serve instead of seek attention, your heart grows humble.
When you trust God instead of clinging to control, your heart grows peaceful.

Jesus is inviting us to a better kind of wealth—one that cannot rust, fade, or be taken away.

So today, take a moment and ask yourself, Where is my treasure?

Because wherever it is… that’s where your heart is living.