Monday, December 5, 2016

Fed Ex Won’t Deliver Buried Treasure


“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

Jeremiah 29:13





Buried treasure is, well, it’s buried!

It is not readily apparent.

It is not delivered to your door step like an overnight package from FedEx.

The proverbial ‘Treasure Map’ must be followed in order to locate it.

Sometimes believers are frustrated by a God who seems to enjoy hide n’seek.

But consider the lukewarm.

How likely might they be to search for God – as the prophet says – with all their heart?

God loves us.

He delights in us.

But He often does ‘hide’ Himself from the superficial person.

The Psalmist said:

As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.

How hungry are you for God?

Do you search for Him as you would for buried treasure?

Or

Are you waiting like the person who waits and waits and waits and waits...for the lottery winnings to be dropped at their feet?

Are you waiting for the doorbell or are you headed out on a map quest?


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