Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues with lay up treasures in heaven as we pick up in Matthew chapter 6 verse 18 and now with

today's message here's pastor Chuck.

I used to be in the earlier days of my ministry that I fasted quite often.

Obviously I don't fast much anymore.

But in those early days of the ministry, many times I would be fasting and I'd go on my pastoral calls and some

sweet lady would offer me a piece of homemade cake you know and fasting, you know, for the last couple of days and what are you

going to do? Well, thank you, but I'm fasting. No, I just break the fast and eat the cake.

Because I figured, hey, if you go ahead and just say, oh no can't eat that I'm fasting then you have your reward anyhow and I wasn't really looking for the reward of man I was wanting you know to receive the reward from God and so offered something to eat if I could get out of it

I would but you know when they make a cake you can't really get out of it.

They want their reward.

Oh, this cake is delicious, you know.

Now Jesus moves into a different realm in this sermon as he talks to us concerning our treasures.

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