“My son, if you ACCEPT MY WORDS and STORE UP MY COMMANDS WITHIN YOU (hide MY WORD in your heart), turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will UNDERSTAND the fear of the LORD and FIND the knowledge of God.” (Proverbs 2:1-5)
In the New Testament, Jesus compares heaven to a treasure found buried in a field “The kingdom of heaven is like TREASURE hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” (Matthew 13:44) To gain this treasure, the man in the parable sells all of his possessions and buys the field. One must wonder: how many walked past the field and did not perceive the treasure that was hidden there? However, once the man found the treasure, HE DID EVERYTHING WITHIN HIS POWER TO OBTAIN IT. This is the APPROPRIATE APPROACH to truth and wisdom: to recognize its value and act accordingly.
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham