Godly Treasure

“Incline your ear to wisdom, and

apply your heart to understanding;

yes, if you seek her as silver, and

search for her as for hidden treasures;

then you will understand the fear of the Lord;

and find the knowledge of God. For the

Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth

come knowledge and understanding.”

Proverbs 2:2-6 (NKJV) 

We have so much and yet, it’s easy to think we need more stuff, new stuff and better stuff.  But God promises to provide for all the needs of His redeemed children (not our greed).   And we have been given every spiritual blessing; in Christ, we have richly all the things that truly matter.  Thus, we’re not to store up for ourselves earthly treasure, but rather heavenly treasure  (Matthew 6:19).  God’s wisdom is treasure we should seek. 

To obtain this treasure, our hearts need to have the right attitude--reverence for God because fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10).  Then we need to ask for wisdom since Scripture says God gives it “liberally and without reproach” as longs as we ask in faith without doubting (James 1:5-6). 

Also, God’s word is a treasure given to us and we find God’s wisdom there.  Look how it’s described in the above passage:  inclining your ear, applying your heart, seeking it as silver, searching for it as for hidden treasure.  Quick devotional reading of the Bible is likely not sufficient on its own. Effort and study and diligence is required. We need to mine God’s word as if trying to extract diamonds because it’s that precious for our spiritual growth. And not just learning what God’s word says but applying it to our lives.

Finally, we’re told that in Christ is hidden “all treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3).  He is our source of truth, He is our example, He is our wisdom. 

My prayer is that we will earnestly seek the treasure of God’s wisdom in Christ and be diligent in mining His word for truth to apply to our lives.