7. What makes earthly treasures worthless in comparison with what God offers? Matthew 6:19-21.
NOTE: ‘God desires us to choose the heavenly in place of the earthly. He opens before us the possibilities of a heavenly investment. He would give encouragement to our loftiest aims, security to our choicest treasure. He declares, “I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.” Isaiah 13:12. When the riches that moth devours and rust corrupts shall be swept away, Christ’s followers can rejoice in their heavenly treasure, the riches that are imperishable.’ Christ’s Object Lessons, page 374.
8. Can earthly treasures bring lasting satisfaction? What images does the Bible use to contrast what God offers with what the world offers? Jeremiah 2:13.
NOTE: ‘The continual craving for pleasurable amusements reveals the deep longings of the soul. But those who drink at this fountain of worldly pleasure will find their soul-thirst still unsatisfied. They are deceived; they mistake mirth for happiness; and when the excitement ceases, many sink down into the depths of despondency and despair. O what madness, what folly to forsake the “Fountain of living waters” for the “broken cisterns” of worldly pleasure!’ Fundamentals of Christian Education, page 422.