Narrow Road · Track 7
A Redeemed Country song for anyone chasing silver over souls
The question behind the song
Is this what I treasure? Most of what we collect here will end up at a thrift store or in the trash. Jesus calls us to invest our hearts in what lasts forever: God and people.
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In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks plainly about money and possessions. Earthly treasure doesn't last, and it doesn't stay in its place. It pulls the heart after it.
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Matthew 6:19–21The song's first verse is the man Jesus described in Luke 12: barns full, table set, and no thought for God:
"And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Luke 12:19–21Jesus doesn't condemn enjoying God's good gifts. Paul tells those who have plenty not to trust in it, but in the God who gave it:
"Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life."
1 Timothy 6:17–19The song's bridge turns treasure-building into action, the same way James does:
"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
James 1:27I wrote this song after reading Matthew 6, where Jesus tells us to lay up treasures in heaven instead of on earth. When I finished reading, I looked around at all my stuff and asked myself a hard question: Is this what I treasure?
Someday, when I'm gone, most of what I own will end up at a thrift store for someone else to enjoy, or in the trash. I can't take any of it with me. So why am I spending my life collecting it?
That doesn't mean it's wrong to have nice things or to enjoy them. God gives good gifts. But my heart shouldn't be tied to them, and my time shouldn't be spent chasing and admiring them. Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
My heart belongs invested in people. People and God's Word are the only things on this earth that last forever. That's why the song doesn't end at the chorus. It ends with boots in the dirt: reaching for the weary brother, visiting the widow, loving through the hurt. That's what treasure in heaven looks like here on earth.
We rarely set out to love money. It creeps in: the bigger house, the newer truck, the job that eats every evening, the deal we can't pass up. Before long, our time, our worry, and our hearts are tied to things that can't come with us.
Jesus gives a simple test: follow your treasure, and you'll find your heart (Matthew 6:21). Where your time, money, and thoughts go is where your heart already is.
The answer isn't to own nothing. It's to hold things loosely and pour your life into what lasts: knowing God and loving people.
Don't build your treasure where the dust will settle
Don't stake your soul on the shine of metal
The thief is coming, the fire's gonna rise
To take the things that fooled your eyes
Build your treasure in the highest heaven
Where the grace is free and the debt is forgiven
For personal study, a small group, or Biblical Counseling. Listen to the song, read Matthew 6:19–21 and Luke 12:16–21, then work through these questions.
1 Timothy 6:6–10 · James 5:2–3 · 2 Peter 3:10–11 · Hebrews 13:5 · Colossians 3:1–2 · Galatians 6:2
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Questions
What does Matthew 6:19–21 mean?
Jesus warns that earthly wealth can be lost, stolen, or ruined, but treasure laid up in heaven is safe forever. And what we treasure shapes our hearts: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Is it wrong for a Christian to have nice things?
No. God “giveth us richly all things to enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17). The danger is trusting in riches, or letting them hold your heart.
How do I lay up treasures in heaven?
By investing your life in what lasts: loving God and serving people. “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction” (James 1:27).
Is there a Christian song about materialism?
Yes. “Treasures in Heaven” is a Redeemed Country song about chasing money and status, and turning your heart toward what lasts.
When does “Treasures in Heaven” come out?
“Treasures in Heaven” releases November 20, 2026, on every major streaming service. It's track 7 on the album Narrow Road, coming January 2027.
Treasures in Heaven is one stop on Narrow Road, ten songs walking from confession to glory.