1 Corinthians 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

We have a dual citizenship, if we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We are now citizens of His Kingdom. We are secondary citizens of this earth, sojourners, journeying in a foreign land, resident aliens of a sort.

Do you believe that? Is your first allegiance to the King of Kings? The reason I ask this is relevant to this issue of things that are freely given to us by God. These things are given to Kingdom citizens in the realm of the King, not of this earth. They are spiritual and manifest themselves through the Holy Spirit. They are not of this world.

Matthew 6:19-21 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.

If you seek earthly rewards, recognition, title, position, possessions and glory, that is a clear indication of where your allegiance lies. None of that is transferable to the Kingdom, they are not spiritual in nature.

Psalm 118:17-19 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

How exactly should we know which treasures are laid up in heaven?

Psalm 118:23 This is the Lord‘s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

It is theft to glory in what the Lord has done.