Unrecognized Treasure!

One day in 1799, twelve-year-old Conrad Reed found a large yellow rock-like substance shining in the water in Little Meadow Creek, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.  Conrad retrieved it and found it to be some metal.  The huge wedge-shaped nugget weighed 17 pounds!  He showed the rock to his father, John Reed, who, unable to identify it, immediately used it as a doorstop!  There it sat as a door-stopper for three years unnoticed while the Reeds tended their farm.​  In 1802, John showed the 'doorstop' to a jeweler in Fayetteville, who recognized the metal as gold!  The Reeds had the seventeen-pound golden nugget all along, but they never realized its value, so they did not benefit.  The jeweler had given them $3.50 instead of its actual worth, which was about $3500!  Conrad's discovery of that gold nugget triggered America's first gold rush!

The Bible is such a treasure in many Christian homes!  Every Christian home has many Bibles.  Some sit on some shelf, gathering dust.  Some are found under the pillow or on the bed just so they will stop evil like a charm.  Some Christians carry the Bible everywhere they go!  Some even read it as a habit but are unwilling to listen to God's voice of correction because they do not want to obey.  The Bible is not a charm.  An unread, un-obeyed Bible can never bring any victory to the owner!  Seldom do people recognize their Bible as the source of all blessings and all comfort!  People run from pillar to post looking for miracle workers to get blessed, but they do not recognize their Bible as the revelation of God Himself, who is the giver of every good gift!  Listen to what David, the man after God’s own heart says, "The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul.  The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.  The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.  The commands of the LORD are radiant,  giving light to the eyes"  (Psalm 19:7-8).

My friend, where is the Bible in your life?  That is the question we have to answer today.  The Word of God, the Bible, has to be central to a believer's life.  That means it should be the guiding force behind every action of our everyday life.  Only a life of obedience to the Word will bring blessings!

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