Earthly Treasures, Heavenly Treasure
August 2019 Issue
About the author — George Young
George Young, a native New Yorker, worked as a taxi driver in New York City before studying to become a pastor. Then he, his wife Ruth, and their children were missionaries for many years in northeastern Japan. They worked with ministers and believers from the Reformed Church in Japan to spread the good news of salvation in Christ and establish new churches. Now George and Ruth are retired and live in the northeastern United States, nearer to their children and grandchildren.
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Hidden Treasure
George Young
Matthew 13:44-46
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.”Read →
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Dorcas
George Young
Acts 9:32-43
In Joppa . . . a disciple named . . . Dorcas . . . was always doing good and helping the poor.Read →
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Wisdom, Knowledge, and Happiness
George Young
Ecclesiastes 2:22-26
To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness. . . .Read →
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The Prosperity of Job
George Young
Job 42:10-16
The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part.Read →
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The Rich Man and the Poor Man
George Young
Luke 16:19-31
“There was a rich man who . . . lived in luxury every day. At his gate was . . . Lazarus...Read →
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Come, Follow Me
George Young
Mark 10:17-31
“Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”Read →
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Heavenly Economics
George Young
Proverbs 11:24-28
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.Read →
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Moth, Vermin, and Thieves
George Young
Matthew 6:19-24
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in. . . ...Read →
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God and Money
George Young
Matthew 6:19-24
“No one can serve two masters. . . . You cannot serve both God and money.”Read →
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Contentment
George Young
1 Timothy 6:6-10
Godliness with contentment is great gain.Read →
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Another Command
George Young
1 Timothy 6:11-19
Command those who are rich . . . to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.Read →
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An Inheritance
George Young
Proverbs 13:20-22
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children.Read →
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We are God's Inheritance!
George Young
Deuteronomy 4:15-20
The Lord took you and brought you . . . out of Egypt, to be the people of his inheritance, as you now are.Read →
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Foolish Priorities
George Young
Luke 12:13-21
“Fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?”Read →
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Rags or Riches?
George Young
Proverbs 23:1-9, 17-35
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness...Read →
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From Miry Depths to Glory
George Young
Psalm 69:1-21
Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.Read →
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Wisdom's Rare and Beautiful Treasures
George Young
Proverbs 24:3-4
By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established. . . .Read →
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Pearly Gates, Streets of Gold
George Young
Revelation 21:1-21
The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold...Read →
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True Fasting
George Young
Isaiah 58:1-10
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the...Read →
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Beautifully Paneled Houses
George Young
Haggai 1
“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”Read →
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The Love You Had at First
George Young
Revelation 2:1-7
“You have forsaken the love you had at first. . . . Repent and do the things you did at first.”Read →
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More Splendid Than Solomon
George Young
Luke 12:22-34
“Consider how the wild flowers grow. . . . Not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.”Read →
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High Class, Low Class Alike
George Young
Jeremiah 5:1-5
I thought, “These are only the poor. . . . So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely...Read →
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Working and Sharing
George Young
Ephesians 4:25-32
Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may...Read →
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Supporting Jesus' Ministry
George Young
Luke 8:1-3
These women were helping to support [Jesus and the disciples] out of their own means.Read →
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Life's Worries, Riches, and Pleasures
George Young
Luke 8:4-15
“The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by...Read →
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Two Small Copper Coins
George Young
Mark 12:41-44
A poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.Read →
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Bread of God, Bread of Life
George Young
John 6:5-15, 25-35
“The bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”Read →
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I Have the Right to do Anything, But . . .
George Young
1 Corinthians 6:12
“I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.Read →
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Wisdom: More Precious Than Rubies
George Young
Proverbs 3:13-20
Blessed are those who find wisdom. . . . She is more precious than rubies.Read →
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The Bridegroom and the Bride
George Young
Isaiah 62:1-5
As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.Read →
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