On the surface they look pretty similar I sure, which is undoubtedly how the name was derived. But upon closer examination, particularly in the hands of an expert, one proves to be immensely valuable, while the other is completely worthless. How can two things that look so similar be so completely different in both substance and content? Therein lies the mystery.
Treasure can be a tricky
thing, just ask any prospector. What
looks like treasure can actually be fool’s gold. It takes a trained eye to see the difference,
to know the qualities of each. And, as
Jesus shows us here, the same is true in the spiritual life. So often we can get tricked into thinking
that the shiny things of this world are far more valuable, or satisfying, or lasting,
than they really are. And so we invest
an enormous amount of time and energy in those things (success, achievement, acclaim,
affirmation, financial security, etc.) only to find out in the end that they
were of no lasting value—fool’s gold.
Jesus knows us all too well. He
knows that whatever (or whoever) it is that we treasure will be the thing that
we pursue with our whole hearts. It is
just how we’re wired.
Therefore it becomes pretty
important that we take time regularly to examine, and reflect upon, what our
treasure really is at any given moment.
To ask ourselves where the majority of our time and energy is being
invested. And then to ask ourselves if
that thing is indeed treasure, or just some cheap
imitation.
Lord Jesus, be the treasure of our hearts, even as we are the treasure
of yours. Amen.
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