What if I told you that right now there is a $100 bill hidden somewhere in the room you are right now. Seriously, all you have to do is find it and it is yours to keep.
If you believed me, you probably would not be reading this paragraph right now but would be searching frantically all over the room for the $100. Of course you would, I know that is what i would do if someone told me that.
Switching gears, the book of Proverbs talks about searching for hidden treasure. Not $100, but definitely something of far greater value.
Read Prov. 2
Do you want to "find the knowledge of God" and "understand the fear of the Lord? Among the list of guidelines is the truth that we must study the Word of God as if we were looking for that hidden $100. Wow! It is not enough to just simply read your Bible everyday. It takes work. Bible reading is and active, Searching, process and must be approached with the same passion as finding earthly treasures.
It is so easy to just check off the devotions for the day without getting anything out of it. Spending quality time with God is not something that just happens when we read the Bible. Our attitude is so key! Every time God reminds me of this, I get so much more out of my devotional reading. God wants us to find that spiritual treasure. He wants us to know His mind; but we must dig for it.
Ahh! And when we do find those spiritual truths that seem to jump off the page at us, there is nothing more refreshing and encouraging.
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
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