Pursue righteousness, lay treasures in heaven

I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless, like chasing the wind.

People look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.

What is exalted (valued highly, highly admired) among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Godliness with contentment is great gain.

those who seek (trust in) the LORD lack no good thing.


But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal