BBD 10.13.15 Lost Treasure (Classic)
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The Burning
Bush Devotional
Classic
from 2002
10.13.15
Lost
Treasure
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a
man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and
buys that field. - Matthew 13:44.
In Australia a man has lost his treasure. A middle-aged
Irishman believes he threw out the winning lottery ticket (worth A$1.5 million
or in American dollars $700,000) in an empty grocery sack. The city council of
Kalgoorlie-Boulder has given the man special permission to search through the
garbage at the city dump. It was reported that the man had spent four days
searching, but was not sure if he would continue to search at this point.
Sue Virgin a city spokesperson said “Can
you imagine all the refuse at the tip (the garbage dump) after Christmas? It
must have been disgusting.”
How disappointing it must have been for this man in
Australia to lose his winning ticket, his treasure. To find it, he was willing
to go to great lengths even digging in disgusting, stinking, garbage for
days. If you have lost your treasure you will do all that you can to find it.
Jesus speaks of a man who hides his treasure after finding it, and gives all he
can to buy the field, and in doing so will then own the treasure. The treasure
is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Some of us have lost our treasure. We were once on fire
for God, but now we have gotten bogged down in the cares of the world. Many are
bogged down in sin. Addictions have covered over the treasure of the Kingdom of
Heaven in many of our lives. Some of our lives look like garbage dumps in the
spiritual realm. We know it is true, but what do we do? We need to dig through
all of the stuff that has covered up the true treasure. Whatever it takes, we
should give it all to have the treasure of the Kingdom of Heaven restored in
our lives. If someone will dig through a garbage dump for days for a lottery
ticket surely we will dig for the spiritual treasure that has been lost in our
lives.
How do we find our treasure? It will be necessary to
throw out and dispose of some of the trash that has built up over the years.
Cast off the sin that so easily besets us (Hebrews
12:1). Dig into the riches of God’s Word (Matthew 4:4). Ask God for his help (Matthew 7:7-8). Maintain contact with
others who are treasure seekers as you can help each other (Hebrews 10:24-25). Shield your life from
the trash that constantly tries to flow into our lives from the world, the
flesh, and the devil (Proverbs 4:21; Luke 6:45).
Let’s start digging!!
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