According to biblical teachings, earthly possessions, including material wealth and objects, are fleeting and can distract from one's focus on God. In Matthew, Jesus warns against storing up treasures on earth, while in 1 Timothy, believers are cautioned not to put their hope in wealth. Instead, Philippians reminds us that God will supply all our needs, and James emphasizes that every good gift comes from above. As Luke instructs, we are to store up treasures in heaven, prioritizing spiritual riches over earthly possessions, including cars and other material goods.
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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.