Skip to main content

What Is Your Treasure?


       I was so happy to run into a young brother the other day; happy because he left the fellowship and all efforts to ask him why or to reason with him fell on deaf ears. Eventually he changed his phone number so none in the fellowship could reach him. My heart was truly filled with joy to see him that faithful day in the Mall; and as I tried to engage him, he was very uncomfortable as he was not ready to discuss anything about God. In fact he succinctly told me that he does not have time for God now until he has made some money; then he will return to God! To say I was troubled was an understatement. When I returned home, my heart was heavy and I began to ask God questions concerning the young man. He was such a vibrant brother, always eager to learn; he was even one of the leaders. I was truly troubled! 
      Then the Lord showed me this Scripture again: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure, buried in a field that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field. Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it” (Matthew 13:44-46). The Bible equally makes us to understand that the day we said yes to the Lord, we agreed to take on His own life; such that the life we live from then on is no longer ours but His. We became new creation and old things passed away. Not just passed away, we totally forgot them so as not to return back to them. Unfortunately, this is not the reality for so many! It is sad that today, so many Christians behave as if they were either forced or cajoled to become Christians. Some even became Christians because they were afraid of going to hell! 
       We forget that as sons of God, we must live the life that we claim to have received on a daily basis not on the days it suits us. The Scripture above likened the Kingdom of Heaven to a treasure and a priceless jewel. Realistically, when we find such treasure, we hide it so no one will steal it, then we go sell whatever we can in order to possess it (even to the extent of selling everything). We hide this treasure so that the enemy does not steal it or pollute it. Beloved, the reason it’s so easy for you to turn your back on the Kingdom of God, because of some pecuniary gain or the attitude of people, is because the Kingdom is not a treasure to you but a convenience you can live with or without! Have you not wondered why some ministers have become motivational speakers or coaches on the pulpit? Beloved the reason you enjoy listening to them and waiting for them to push you forward is because the Kingdom is not a treasure to you. For this reason so many have become lazy, and Christianity has become a fix they are reminded to take in order to push ahead. 
     You go in search of the five Kingdom principles for greatness, marriage, success and the likes, when ALL God wants from you is one step: To believe in Him and sell ALL - “Above all, be strong and very courageous to carefully observe the whole instruction My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or the left, so that you will have success wherever you go” (Joshua 1:7) and “If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be My disciples” (John 15:7-8). Beloved, the very things you are still holding on to from your past life are the very things that will lead you away from Him. If you still need to be motivated and coached as a son of God to love God, to follow Him, to obey Him, then it’s time to do a soul search and return back to your closet; and don’t leave it until the Kingdom of God becomes treasure to you! May the Lord expand this Word in your heart in Jesus Christ name. God bless you.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

You Are What Matters Most To Jesus Christ

 "When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me]" (Genesis 17:1, AMP).        A while back, I overheard a conversation between two young men; both were wondering how a person can be and remain holy in a world that daily encourages you to exhibit and enjoy every self-indulgent pleasure one desires. Of course, they knew the Scripture in Psalm 119:9-11, which describes how a young man can keep his way pure, but they feel it is increasingly becoming difficult to discern the way of the Lord from the world system. To them, many Pastors and children of God have been won over by the kingdom of darkness to subvert the principles of God as written in the Bible.           They were not wrong, in light of some of the teaching coming from the pulpits! The above ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Finding True Love

         From the beginning of time, God Almighty has sought various means of communicating His thoughts and desires to humanity. Through the very things He has created around us, He clearly reveals His divine nature and our predestined purposes as the object of His love to those who care enough to pay attention.  His goal has always been to set men free from all that limits them from experiencing an abundant life. There is no doubt that the present life as we know it, with all its hurts, pains and heartbreak was never meant to be this way; indeed the enemy has done this.         Friends, if He created the earth with hidden and precious treasures, then how much more you? The enemy, on the other hand, has worked overtime to create things that bind, blind, limit, and ultimately stop us from fulfilling our God-given destinies. His most successful strategies are those which are subtle and appeal to our fleshly desires, just as...
1 comment
Read more

The Perverted Love Of St Valentine's Day

         We live in a world where those who suppress the truth have the loudest voices. They are more persuasive in their arguments because their arguments sound logical and well-reasoned. However, the fact that an argument is loud and logical does not necessarily mean it is the truth. At the same time, the fact that an argument is loud and logical does not mean it is of God. So many claim they do not care where it originates from, but they agree with and have bought into its message. If that is your stance, then you need to hear this because what you believe and have bought into is a lie. Remember, ignorance is not bliss but a dangerous position to occupy as many ‘ignorants’ abound in hell!        The argument for celebrating St. Valentine's Day is loud and sounds logical but it is not the truth, nor is it of God! It is not of God because the love that Jesus Christ portrays carries within it the responsibility of self-sacrifice whilst that o...
Post a Comment
Read more