October 5th, 2022

Students' devotion
Treasure

Opening Prayer

The God's Word: Matthew 6:21

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Daily Bread
Have you ever saved money for a long time in order to buy something you really wanted? Was
it saved for a computer or a new pair of shoes? How did you treat it once you finally got it?
Chances are you went out of your way to make sure you took good care of it. Why is that?
When you’ve invested your own money into something your heart is now in it. You’ve had to
work for that and save. It wasn’t easy to get the money and to use discipline to put off buying
other things to wait and get what you really wanted.

This is also how the things of God work. When you take the time to invest in your relationship
with God, you value it. You realize how special it is and guard it. Your relationship with God is
important so be sure that you don’t take it for granted. Take time out of each day to pray and
read your Bible. Be sure to attend a small group and a local church. These things will help you
grow in your relationship with God.

Treat your relationship with God like a treasure. If you do, you heart will be there too. Spend
time and money developing your relationship with God. It will bring you lasting rewards.

Conclusion
Today's Truth: Your relationship with God is a treasure.

Closing Prayer
Lord, we ask You to renew our hearts, minds, and desires to align with Your precepts. Please
restore our joy in Your salvation and our relationships with You. Teach us to love You again,
love Your word again, love Your presence again.

Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.