“But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:20-21

Katie found them first… in the bathroom. Little tiny black bugs. Katie doesn’t like bugs. But they were so small and so few in number that I wasn’t really bothered. That is until they started to multiply. Wanting to know what they were, I got my phone camera, took a magnified picture, then looked them up online. I’d never heard of a rice weevil before!

Back in the COVID days, and being a prepper of sorts, I thought stocking up on some basic items was essential. Who knew what was going to happen. But eating was one thing that HAD to continue. So I bought several 20 LB bags of rice. Double wrapping them in plastic was added security. Once I read rice, I went and found 50 lbs of rice infested with these little guys.

The article I read said that, in most cases, the weevils come WITH the rice. They were there before I bought it. I just provided them a home. The article said they are harmless, even if I eat them. Katie didn’t think so… so my garbage can is 50 lbs heavier this week. The process made me think of sin and the world and today’s verse proclaimed by Jesus. It is a Promicey!

I explained in church that a ‘promicey,’ my made up word incorporates a prophetical inspired word with a future promise. Jesus COMMANDED that Believers DO THIS VERSE! If we do, we are promised that our ETERNAL TREASURE will remain secure. Even against Rice Weevils, or anything else we can’t see or know. Afterward, our hearts move to where our treasure lies!

Where have YOU stored YOUR treasure? If it is with Jesus in Heaven, you need not be too concerned about the world. It’s a Future Promise! A ‘Promisey!’