Matthew 6:21

 

Religion is made by man for man. Religion is for man, not man for religion  Problem with religion nowadays is that it’s existing for the sake of existing and people are following it for the sake of following it.

Religion is but a set of rules discovered by previous generations of previous generations through trial and error and experimentation they discovered certain truths of living and to make it easier for their posterity they encoded it into a set of rules even spiritual rules of connecting with the cosmos, universe, nature and even within/ 

Overtime man lost the essence of those teachings and started living blindly following a shell. And thus like Paul said have a form of godliness, a form of spirituality, a form of religion but deny the power thereof.

Like this verse what it means in practical terms is follow your passion. That’s where excellence can be found. Don’t be caught in a dead end job. Or relationship. Do the right thing not just doing things right. In the positive where your treasure is means where your prize is there your passion is also. Or stated directly Be yourself discover your passion and dedicate fully to that mission and you will achieve extraordinary results living an ordinary life.

I have heard it interpreted negatively as well. It is used to show your corrupt heart by your possessions. Therefore it’s hard for a rich man to enter heaven because he doesn’t have the kind of Christ and his heart is not for God, just look at his material wealth and possession ! Such an evil man. 

This is the very abused interpretation and has no practical life value. The whole of Jesus teachings is to know your True Self and know the Universal Truths of the Universe in the realm of the living and take charge and authority to live a victorious life.