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A vast field of buried treasure hiding in plain sight just waiting for us to find nuggets and dig them up and keep them are found in the Holy Bible:
We hunt this treasure as we read the chapters of the Bible: The Word of God takes us in ways this world rarely finds. Their wisdom is very different from the way God shows us to live on this earth.
This world seeks wealth, fame, praise of men. All of this has a short season. And then like a vapor it vanishes never to be again and the fruits produced are often depression and bitterness.
Men are praised by other men when they do well for themselves: sports figures; women with physical beauty; being the best over those around you; making more money; achieving fame and recognition;
These ways have short life spans and in the end, rarely does the treasure follow you to the grave where the fame usually vanishes with the years of death and you enter the life you have purchased for eternity whether it is good or bad. The flames of the past accomplishments burn away year after year never to rise again to that which they once were. "All this for what?"
And where are you now? after death? "Where is that person now?" I always wonder after that person dies. And eternal life begins. And God judges that life and rewards for either good or evil that was done. And God's judgment of us is forever!
OJ Simpson died recently. Where is he today? Now he has begun "forever". And it can't be changed, for it is eternity.
Luke 12
15 And HE said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
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Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments: HIS praise endureth for ever.
The men who praised us die and their praise ends or they end their praise if they don't approve of what we are doing along the way.
God will praise us forever for that which we chose to do on this earth when we seek HIM and follow HIS Word.
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Luke 16
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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Concept from God:
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind (to that word from God), that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Lay up treasure that is from heaven. Every word from the mouth of God is treasure that endures through all eternity.
Seek that treasure. Hold fast to that Word. Live by that Word. Never let that Word go from your life. It is forever! It will keep you as a young man or woman. It will comfort you in old age. And it will be there for you at the judgment seat of God.
The judgment seat of Christ:
2 Corinthians 5
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;
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James 4
13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
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