Devotionals

TREASURES OF TRUTH ARE FOR THOSE WHO DIG

And if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. Proverbs 2:4, 5

MOMENTS OF PRAYER

☐ Pray for the items listed in your Prayer Journal

☐ Pray for the five individuals/families you chose

☐ Pray for God’s work with Adventure Club in Canada

☐ Pray for personal renewal

Let none think that there is no more knowledge for them to gain. The depth of human intellect may be measured; the works of human authors may be mastered; but the highest, deepest, broadest flight of the imagination cannot find out God. There is infinity beyond all that we can comprehend. We have seen only the glimmering of divine glory and of the infinitude of knowledge and wisdom; we have, as it were, been working on the surface of the mine, when rich, golden ore is beneath the surface, to reward the one who will dig for it. The shaft must be sunk deeper and yet deeper in the mine, and the result will be glorious treasure. Through a correct faith, divine knowledge will become human knowledge.

No one can search the Scriptures in the spirit of Christ without being rewarded. When men and women are willing to be instructed as a little child, when they submit wholly to Christ, they will find the truth in His Word. If people would be obedient, they would understand the plan of God’s government. The heavenly world would open its treasures of grace and glory for exploration. Human beings would be altogether different from what they are now; for by exploring the mines of truth, they would be ennobled. The mystery of redemption, the incarnation of Christ, His atoning sacrifice, would not be, as they are now, vague in our minds. They would be, not only better understood, but altogether more highly appreciated….

The value of this treasure is above gold or silver. The riches of earth’s mines cannot compare with it. “The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.”

Ellen Gold White, To Be Like Jesus, pg. 110 – April 10

GOING DEEPER

The Bible is really an anthology of different types of literature. It is poetry, drama, epic, narrative, even fiction (e.g., the parables). Within this collection, however, is an internal unity. The Bible is homogeneous because of the plan of God, the centrality of Christ, the constant recurrence of key figures (God, human beings, Satan, angels, Israel) and issues (sin, death, life, moral choice, redemption). Within the overall plot (the Fall, and provision of salvation within time) there are many subplots. All of this is overarched by the constant movement of events from eternity to eternity. Furthermore, the whole Book is unified by quotation of the Old Testament in the New Testament and other relations between the testaments. But we should notice that these are all literary features in this largely literary work.

Karleen, P. S. (1987). The handbook to Bible study: with a guide to the Scofield study system (p. 103). New York: Oxford University Press.

QUESTION…

What warning can be found in Proverbs 30:5, 6?

IN LETTERS OF GOLD

“ For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.” 1 Thessalonians 3:8

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

1. Memorize: “And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.” Psalm 12:6
2. Take the invitation for the special outreach concert, that the church will be hosting, to the five individuals/families that you are praying for.