"I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure" (Psalm 119:162).
Ravi Zacharias in his book, A Life of Integrity, tells a parable that…
A prosperous man was making a long journey. In his bag he packed all his money and valuable jewels. A thief started to follow him, and pretending to be his friend waited for an opportunity to steal all of the wealthy man's riches.
The rich man became aware of the other man's motives and thought of a plan. Each night when they stopped at a hotel he would invite the thief to share the room.
Once inside the rich man would say, "Here is a towel, you go and take a shower."
When the thief returned the rich man would excuse himself to go and shower and the thief would frantically start looking for the treasures. He would go through the man's luggage, look under the bed, through the drawers and under the man's pillow, but he never found it.
At the end of the journey, the rich man boarded a train to go home. He called out to the thief, "I know why you have been following me. You've been trying to steal my treasures. Each night you have looked in my bags, searched the closet, rummaged through the drawers. You've looked under my bed, between the mattress, and even under my pillow. The one place you never looked was under your own pillow. The treasure was closer than you thought!"
"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect" (Romans 12:2).
The most valuable thing in life is the Word of God because it unlocks God's plan and provision and power for your life. Instead of looking everywhere else for these things, look into the Word. The treasure is closer than you think.
Ravi Zacharias in his book, A Life of Integrity, tells a parable that…
A prosperous man was making a long journey. In his bag he packed all his money and valuable jewels. A thief started to follow him, and pretending to be his friend waited for an opportunity to steal all of the wealthy man's riches.
The rich man became aware of the other man's motives and thought of a plan. Each night when they stopped at a hotel he would invite the thief to share the room.
Once inside the rich man would say, "Here is a towel, you go and take a shower."
When the thief returned the rich man would excuse himself to go and shower and the thief would frantically start looking for the treasures. He would go through the man's luggage, look under the bed, through the drawers and under the man's pillow, but he never found it.
At the end of the journey, the rich man boarded a train to go home. He called out to the thief, "I know why you have been following me. You've been trying to steal my treasures. Each night you have looked in my bags, searched the closet, rummaged through the drawers. You've looked under my bed, between the mattress, and even under my pillow. The one place you never looked was under your own pillow. The treasure was closer than you thought!"
"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect" (Romans 12:2).
The most valuable thing in life is the Word of God because it unlocks God's plan and provision and power for your life. Instead of looking everywhere else for these things, look into the Word. The treasure is closer than you think.