PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: Matthew 13:47-52
What do you sense the Lord saying to you in this passage?
“Like the owner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” (Matthew 13:52)
Many of us have so much in storage, we even forget what treasures we have there.
A rare Royal Doulton among the dishes, a rare 1978 ‘Luke Skywalker’ figure with the toys.
Jesus is talking about ‘teachers of the law’ who thought they already knew their bible.
When they meet Jesus, they discover new treasure in the pages they already know.
Have you ever read a familiar passage, and then a verse jumps out at you?
God grabs your heart, you gain new insight, your perspective changes!
There will always be new things to learn, or old things to learn anew!
Learning with Jesus as His disciple is like this, if we stay engaged in learning.
As disciples in the kingdom, we are learners, explorers, discoverers.
Beware of thinking that you already know it; you are showing your ignorance.
Always stay open to being challenged to rethink what you know.
The bible is like a stuffed storage closet, dig in and explore…
If you seek, you will find; if you are hungry, you will be satisfied.
At this point we have only just begun to discover the treasures found in Jesus!
PRAYER
Lord, help me to see how little I know, how much more there is to learn. Make me an open, eager ‘learner’ that I may bring out new treasures as well as old!
As I go out there as a follower of Jesus – I’m not a hermit – but I interact – I cast out my net, so to speak, as I relate to people – within my own family, my community and further through connections, through email etc. When I do I share. I have old experiences to draw on as well as what I learn today in my walk with Jesus. What effect will my ‘net casting’ have – it will eventually come out on the day of my accounting. I pray that I might become more effective in listening to the spirit’s leading – to cast my net – sharing from my storehouse.