Treasure in the House II

 STRENGTH FOR MY DAYS 

A Daily Devotional by Bishop David

 

Treasure in the House II

 6 November

 

 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Matthew 13:44

 

SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY Matthew 13:44-46  44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

  

MORE LESSON Psalm 1:2-3  2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

There is the story of a man that owned a small farm on an acre of land well watered by streams. He lived on the farm and made profit which sustained him. Those days, the exploration of land for diamond just started becoming popular and many people were becoming instantaneously rich as they discovered diamond in their land. This man also wanted to make it and so he sold his farm and took the little money he made from the sale to embark on a journey in search of diamond.

He travelled to distant lands and shores in search of diamond to make him wealthy. After many years of a worn out life, travelling and looking for diamond, he decided to return home. He had become old and since he hadn't been lucky enough to find diamond, he decided to return to his hometown so that, at least, when he died he could be buried there.

When he returned home the first thing he noticed was that the village had become an industrial town and many things had changed. There were roads, schools, hospitals, storey buildings and other infrastructural amenities. He inquired and found out that a large deposit of diamond was discovered in the town after he left. A large industry had to be set up that was responsible for the great economic and infrastructural development. Guess where the deposit of diamond was discovered. It was in the acre of land he sold to embark on his journey. Many people are searching around for treasure and solutions in life while the greatest treasure in the universe lies unused in their house.

The greatest treasure in life is the Word of God. A man has the Bible in his house and is not reading it to discover principles of life but goes around begging for help, prayer and other things. He is uninformed that if he could only extract the treasure in the Bible, all the things he goes around begging for will be produced and distributed by him. Psalm 1: 2-3 declares that a man who digs and discovers the treasure in the Word of God will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. Productivity, provision and prosperity are in the Word. The Bible is a treasure. If you read, love and obey it, all the things that people traverse the land and sea to look for will naturally flow out of you. Friend, all you are looking for are in the Word of God. Explore God’s Word and be blessed and be a blessing to others.

 

Prayer/Action

*    Ask God to open your eyes so that you will see the treasures that are around you.

*    Pray for the wisdom to be able to identify the treasure in humans.

*    Pray that you will not miss the treasure in God's word through negligence.

 

TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: Today, over my life, work and family, I declare that the destroyers are destroyed and the wasters wasted, in the irresistible name of Jesus.