Hidden Treasure

Matthew 13:44 God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. He hid it again and was so happy that he went and sold everything he owned and bought the field.

If someone could give you the one thing that you really, really want, what would it be? Think about it. And then, when you had it, would it satisfy you deep down for the rest of your days on this earth? Well, would it?

Somehow we all seem to be on a treasure hunt, looking for that one thing – that hidden treasure – that’ll make our life complete. What we’re searching for is that deep sense of satisfaction and contentment. And until we find it, something will always be missing.

Now, different people look in different places and come up with different answers. And for a while, we can think that we’ve found it – whatever it is – but as the days and weeks slip by, we’re forced into the conclusion that “Nah, that wasn’t it after all!”

And do you know why that is? It’s because we’ve been designed by God – ultimately only to be completely and deeply satisfied in a rich and bountiful relationship with Him. That’s it.

Jesus put it this way:

Matthew 13:44 God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. He hid it again and was so happy that he went and sold everything he owned and bought the field.

That strikes a chord with me. I’d tried pretty much everything under the sun to satisfy me and make me content, but nothing worked. It wasn’t, I can assure you, for lack of trying.

And then one day, as if by accident, I stumbled across this hidden treasure – Jesus. Now, I didn’t physically go and sell everything I had, but on the inside I laid it all down at His feet … not because I had to, but because of the joy at finally finding that treasure.

Life’s never been the same since. Finally, I found it. Jesus.

That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.

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