Seeking Hidden Treasure Dane Allphin, Church Discipleship Ministry, Ohio I received a large check from a friend, and in the midst of a busy week, I left it in the foyer until I could take care of it. When I went back for it, it wasn’t there. I looked all over the house, even in my car, but it was nowhere. I was stressed. We’ve all lost things, and when it’s something valuable, we go to all sorts of effort to find it. Proverbs speaks of searching for something precious. “If you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God” (Proverbs 2:4,5, ESV). The “it” in this passage is wisdom. Where do we find it? It’s in God’s Word. We’re willing to search our whole house for missing treasure, yet why are we reluctant to search the Bible for spiritual treasures? Take a moment to gauge your desire to seek for the hidden treasures found in your Bible. Late in the evening I noticed the trash man had not taken one of our cans. After digging through the kitchen trash, I found that wonderful yellow check my friend had sent. I was overjoyed and thanked the Lord! He has wonderful, life-giving treasures just waiting for us. We just have to open God’s Word and start digging.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:15:55 +0000