{"id":3112,"date":"2025-10-23T17:06:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/observetheword.com\/?p=3112"},"modified":"2025-11-06T17:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T17:34:11","slug":"matthew-619-34-kingdom-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observetheword.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/matthew-619-34-kingdom-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 6:19-34 Kingdom Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/yevkp-199e41c?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/yevkp-199e41c?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Matthew 6:19-34 we are challenged to ask, &#8220;What do I really want out of life?&#8221; Jesus uses a series of deceptively simple metaphors that urge us to reorient our lives around heavenly treasure. 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