(a)Treasures: Jesus taught the multitude on the need to lay up treasures in heaven where moth and rust will not consume and where thieves will not break in and steal. He warned them against laying up treasure on earth where thieves and moth will break in and steal. This admonition was necessary because where one's treasures is, there would be his heart also. Sound Eyes: Jesus was of the view that the eye is the lamp of the body. Jesus taught them that if the eye is sound, the whole body will be full of light. On the contrary, if the eye is not sound, the whole body will be full of darkness, they were to be careful that if the light in them is darkness, the darkness would be awesome. Two Masters: Jesus taught them that it is not possible for one person to serve two masters, since he will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise another. Jesus admonished them to serve God rather than mammon.

(b) Misuse of earthly wealth can lead to serious consequence for a nation. Going by Jesus teaching, earthly wealth.is synonymous with mammon and abuse of it leads to extreme selfishness and lack of concern for others and this will bring about suffering to the entire nation. Outright use of earthly wealth leads to the worship of materialism. When this happens, such a nation loses its spiritual balance, becomes ungodly and gradually degenerates until it perishes like Sodom and Gomorrah. Misuse of earthly wealth widens the gap between the rich and the poor. Oppression of the poor by the rich will become the order of the day. In social parlance, the situation brings about general underdevelopment since the wealth of the nation is not well utilized.