A REAL TREASURE

But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Job 28:12

Several years ago I accidentally dropped a little screw which fell down a crack along the wall of my garage. The crack was too small for my hand so I grabbed some needle nose pliers and tried to pull it out. Even though I could still see the screw, the needle nose pliers were not long enough. My next thought was to tie a magnet to a string and drop it down the hole. Thankfully this worked and the screw was soon safely back in my hand.

Isn’t it interesting the extent that people will go to either to find or to retrieve an item? Miners will spend years digging deep into the heart of the earth in order to extract coal or some other precious metal. When someone loses his keys he will stop all his other projects and look until the keys are restored. Why do we do this? We do it because we see value in the object for which we are looking.

Job reminds us that the thing that is most valuable is wisdom. “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom” (Job 28:28). Paul reminds us that true wisdom is found in Jesus. “Christ Himself, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossian 2:3). What treasures are you looking for today? 

Philip Moeller