Which Way do You Look for Your Treasure ?
By A. S. Hutchins
SAID a good brother not long since, in speaking of his purpose to consecrate himself and all his substance to the Lord, "I mean to get my treasure where I shall look the other way for it." The idea seemed to be a good one; too good to be lost. And it led us to the reflection that if some, now professing to have all their earthly treasure on the altar of the Lord, really had it there, they could run the Christian race not only with greater ease, but much more rapidly. As we consider the slow progress that some make in the service of our divine Master, they seem much to us like one running side-ways, or backwards. Now with a part of this class, we are sure the difficulty is that their treasure is here. Their heart and their affections are here; and they must keep close watch of it, even while they say their face is set for mount Zion. So while they look one way they are trying to run the other. Now, brethren and sisters, has not the time fully come to have our treasure where it should be: laid up in heaven, and constantly keep our eyes turned in that direction? Then may we "so run" as to obtain the prize. We ask again, Has not the time come to lay up our treasure in heaven, to provide ourselves with "bags which wax not old," to set our affections on things above, and not on things on the earth? Brethren, think on these things. And bear in mind that you may run with patience toward heaven if your treasure is there, but if it be here, you will certainly, like Lot's wife, look back, "Forsake then the world and escape for thy life,
And look not behind you; remember Lot's wife." Battle Creek, June 1st, 1858,