Lasting Treasures
That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:2-3
Imagine a miner who is digging away in his mine. Suddenly he strikes a vein of pure gold. When he goes home, his wife asks him how his day went. Would he say, “Oh, it was ok. Not much happened”? Not a chance. He would be so excited to tell her he struck it rich. He couldn’t wait to get back to his mine and dig more gold until the vein ran out.
That was David’s attitude about God’s word. He said, “The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold." (Psalm 19:9-10) Do you find it difficult to make the time to read God’s word? Or do you read your devotion without giving it much thought? Then remember that the Bible is the richest gold mine. In it is “hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” The gold in the mine is just another example of the deceitful treasures of this world that have no lasting value. God invites you to dig into His word and find the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. There you can “attain to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God.”
The “mysteries of God” hold the key to the most happy, productive life now and the fullness of joy forever. They can only be discovered in God’s word. For “In the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God.” (1 Corinthians 1:21) Treasure God’s word in your heart! “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
“Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart.” (Jeremiah 15:16)
Lord grant me this treasure always. Amen