God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
Let us store up for ourselves treasures in heaven. [Matthew 6:19-24] Do you have any fears? If yes, what fears do you have? According to Deuteronomy 8:17, Moses, the great leader of Israel, was afraid. The fear was that the Israelites would say in their hearts, “My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.” Obviously, according to Deuteronomy 8:18, Moses was afraid that the Israelites might say that they obtained wealth by means of their own power and strength, even though God had given them the ability to obtain wealth. In a word, Moses was afraid that the Israelites would become proud and forget God (v. 14). When were the Israelites in danger of becoming proud? It was when all they had was abundant (v. 13). In other words, the Israelites went into Canaan, a land in which they lacked nothing (v. 9), a good land (v. 7), and ate and was satisfied (vv. 10, 12), built and lived in good houses (v. 12), their cattle multiplied, their silver and gold were m...