It’s a new year! People are scrambling to get organized. Stores which once boasted gadgets are now selling boxes to pack them away, which people use as they rent storage units to make room for all their new gifts. Of the some 58,000 storage units worldwide, 46,000 are located in the United States. Americans together store 2.35 billion square feet of stuff. What’s so important that your desire to keep it is greater than the monthly fee to store it? There’s even a TV show where people purchase full units whose owners have fallen behind on their rent.

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Psalm 119:11

David, the author of today’s verse, also thought storage was important. But David wasn’t storing antique chairs and baseball cards; he was storing God’s Word in his heart. He knew it was vital to walk spiritually with the Lord. Memorization of God’s truth allowed him to live a more righteous and holy life.

What are you storing and why? “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth.” (Matthew 6:19) Spend time reading God’s Word and ask Him to help you, your nation’s leaders, and the country as a whole to shift focus from material to spiritual. Invest in the eternal. There’s no monthly fee.

Recommended Reading: Matthew 6:19-33