He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storehouse new treasures as well as old."

Matthew 13:52

 

 

 

New treasures as well as old!

What a wonderful picture Jesus painted of those who were teachers of the law who then became disciples in the kingdom of heaven. They were trained in the Old Testament law and the Prophets. They could bring insights from the old to bear on the new. Perhaps Jesus even spoke prophetically here knowing of the Damascus road conversion yet to take place in the life of Saul of Tarsus.

But what of us today?

Perhaps you've read some portions of scripture so many times that you think you have exhausted any revelation the verses might hold.

Don't give up so easily! 

Approach them as a child who has mom or dad read the same bedtime story hundreds of times and never seems to grow tired of hearing it.

As a child of 5 or 6 our son loved the story of David and Goliath.

On one  of our trips to Northern Michigan from our home in western New York, he listened to an animated child's cassette story of David and Goliath over and over and over and over....

And you know what it did?

It cemented in his life some truths from the scriptures so that many years later when confronted by errors printed in his world history book he was able to draw on the old and be reassured in what Gods' truth truly was! 

Do you search the scriptures?

Do you find truth in them to guide and direct your daily life?

You can you know!

Some would mock and fault the Word as old fables not relevant to today.

Nothing could be further from the truth...literally!

Maybe you've drifted away from regular study and meditation in His Word.

Commit today to change that pattern and return to the 'old' Word which is able to strengthen, encourage, and direct your steps!