A story is told about a man who died and went to heaven. As an angel showed him around, he marveled at the beauty of the huge mansions on either side of the streets of gold. The man eagerly anticipated seeing the heavenly home where he would spend all of eternity.

He was crestfallen when the angel stopped at a small, dilapidated log cabin and said, “This one is yours.” He couldn’t hide his disappointment as he asked the angel, “Why is my home so tiny and in such a state of disrepair, when the other houses are so spacious and beautiful?”

The angel replied, “We did the best we could with the money you sent ahead!”

Jesus says, “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.”—Matthew 6:19-21.