Hidden Treasure

Eph 1:4-5 MSG  Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love.  (5)  Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!)

Deuteronomy 14:2 MSG  You only are a people holy to GOD, your God; GOD chose you out of all the people on Earth as his cherished personal treasure. 

When we speak about treasure, we are actually referring to something that has great value.  The verses above clearly indicate from God’s perspective how valuable we are to Him.  The question we should ask is……do we place the same value on God and His Word?  The Bible says that we will invest our time and energy in the place where our treasure is…..

Luk 12:34 MSG  It's obvious, isn't it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being. 

When we find something that is of true value to us…. we undoubtedly will sacrifice everything we have to take possession and receive the gift that eluded us for so long.  That is why the Word tells us that the King of God is exactly that.

 Mat 13:44 NLT  "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field-and to get the treasure, too! 

Don’t go on a wild goose chase looking for treasure that will never be found or treasure that you cannot keep.  Rather choose the gift of life and ask God to establish His Kingdom in your life…..  Thgis truly is a treasure worth finding!!