Earthly & Heavenly Rewards

The young man did not want to give up his possessions. “But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.” (Matthew 19:22)

In Matthew 6:19-24, we learn that the treasures in heaven are much more valuable than the treasures here on earth. In verse 24, I took the “other” master as earthly riches that people are obsessed with. If we choose to follow God, we do not care as much for the riches here on the earth. But if we care more about the earthly riches, we care less about God and are unwilling to serve him.

If we choose to follow the Savior and make the sacrifices needed to follow him, we will be blessed with eternal life.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the everyday riches of the world, especially because it is in front of us right now. Eternal life does not come until after we die, therefore it is harder to see the eternal perspective. I believe one thing I could do to put the Lord first in my life is to give myself reminders that I need to put the Lord first in my life. Ways I can be doing this is putting pictures of the Savior in my home, and the temple. I think one of the most convenient things I have right now is the LDS scriptures application on my phone, and everyday it reminds me to read the scriptures. Since I have my phone on me all the time, what better way to have a friendly reminder like the scriptures. We just need constant everyday reminders to help us remember the eternal perspective.

Matthew 20:1-16

The hour the laborers were hired	How much the man agreed to pay	Hours worked	How much they were actually paid
One	Penny a day	11 hours	A Penny
Third	Whatsoever is right	9 hours	A Penny
Sixth	Whatsoever is right	6 hours	A Penny
Ninth	Whatsoever is right	3 hours	A Penny
Eleventh	Whatsoever is right	1 hour	A Penny

What we learn from this parable is that it doesn’t matter how long you’ve served, it’s the effort that was put into it. The Lord wants you to serve because we want to, not because we have been forced to do it. Serving is not always easy, I know because I have such a hard time serving others. The main reason it’s hard for me to serve others is because I feel like I just simply don’t have the time to do it. But, if we are willing to serve others, the Lord will bless us for our efforts, and will provide us the means and the time to accomplish the tasks that we need to get done.