CHECK YOUR VALUES BEFORE CHECKING YOUR BAGGAGE

•    IF you were allowed to take one suitcase to heaven, what would you take?

CAN’T STAND BEING DEFEATED

•    victory over Amorites, Bashan, Moab, Jericho
•    agents of divine judgment: worship of other gods “detestable”
•    theft of booty devoted to God a covenant violation
•    stealing what’s God’s – cannot stand against enemies

THE TROUBLE WITH TREASURING

•    coveting to desire, take pleasure / delight in
•    sin has drastic consequences: brings on trouble

COVETING’S COMPLEXITY

•    Commanded - Ex.20:17; Mk.7:22f; Eph.5:3
•    Compost - temporary things: Prov.23:5; Mt.6:19f; 1Tim.6:17
•    Compete - Job 31:24,28; Mt.6:24; 13:22; 19:24; 1Jn.2:15; 1Cor.5:11; Eph.5:5; Col.3:5
•    Contaminates (“filthy lucre” KJV) - Titus 1:7; 1Pet.5:2

A CAPITAL IDEA

•    property project and personal priorities: seek first God’s Kingdom ahead of food/clothes etc.
•    elude coveting’s claws; grow in generosity