By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president
Did you know there are 160,000 species of moths? At least that is what scientists think. Moths come in all sizes. There are really large moths that are almost the size of small birds. There are also really tiny moths that do not look like much at all.
Moths, however, are all known for one thing. They are destructive. They are pests. They cause damage. They destroy clothing, carpet, food, plants and many other things. In some parts of the world, moths are a major pest to agriculture.
What I find interesting is that scientists only estimate the number of species of moths in the world. Of that estimate, there are literally thousands of species that have no scientific description. There are just so many of them.
When Jesus said in Matthew 6 to lay up treasures in heaven, away from moths that cause destruction, He was telling us to stay away from things that destroy us. These are things we may not even know how to describe, but they are quietly eating away at us and destroying us.
Some moths land on the outside, and it is clear they are there and what they have come to do. There are other moths that, in the caterpillar stage, bore into plants and destroy from the inside. Jesus is warning against all kinds. He is warning against the things we can see and the things we cannot see.
As you grow in your relationship with Jesus this week, allow Him to point out the things that are moth-like in your life and let Him treat you.