Finding the Treasure

Recently we had some time out by the river! We had food galore. The weather was beautiful and the day was quiet. The place we found had no one present to disturb the quiet of the beauty of such a place. Our grand-daughter wanted to look for treasure. She started out with a smaller plastic type little garden shovel. She would move sand from one place to another. She would write her name in the sand and then start all over to dig and move sand again. Well, her grandpa brought her a little bit bigger shovel he had in his truck. Was just the right size for her to move greater amounts of sand. Well, in all her digging, at the end of the time allotted for our visit to this beautiful place, she found some money in the hole she dug up! Was she expecting to find something?  Yes! What would be the point of digging, if not to look for something, right?

There are many kinds of treasures in the world today. Many people covet their paycheck to put in the bank, or spend. There is the treasure in winning the lottery or the slots at some casino. There are some who seek to have the same clothes, same hairdo and same shoes they saw the model wear on the latest Runway for Fall 2015 or the New Trends for 2016. There are treasures in jewelry and even in travels, and some search out silver and gold!
But the treasure I write about is this one!
Proverbs 21:20......20 There is desirable treasure,  And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.  NKJV

That treasure is the Holy Spirit in us! The truest riches is in His Presence. That oil is the anointing! Those who value that oil are the wise.

2 Corinthians 4:7.....7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. NKJV
A treasure in us, a richness that comes from God and not of us. We certainly house that treasure, but the power is all God. He infuses us with His power to do something specific.

Those rich truths as stated by Jesus......was compared to the pearl of great price!

Matthew 13:45-46......45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
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That price paid was great. To have that continually infusing of the Holy Spirit into our lives, takes a lot of time in His presence. It takes more quality time in knowing Him and enjoying the time together.

Luke 12:13-21.........13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." 14 But He said to him, "Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" 15 And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses." 16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?' 18 So he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry." ' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?' 21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."      NKJV


Matthews 6:19-21.......19 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.   NKJV

The treasure God has for us is found in Him. That treasure is spiritual. It is one appointed to you when you received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It is not only the Water Baptism that we are to partake in after receiving Jesus as Lord, but also the Baptism of the Holy Spirit according to Acts 1.

All of this is an impartation, a gift God has placed in you.

Seeing that come and to be revealed will take prayer time in Tongues. 

What treasures can we unlock through our time in prayer? What can be revealed to us in that time of prayer? We will find those treasures in the mercies and blessing of our Father God who loves us and desires for us to devote our time to fellowship.

 Prayer will change our lives when we heed Jesus’ words to us, “always ought to pray and not lose heart” Luke 18:1.

Our grand-daughter did not lose heart. She kept right on digging and digging. She went up the river and found some treasure. It was something she could take home with her and I believe she sowed it into the "kingdom of God".

This encounter should be one that reveals who we are to pray for and what to expect when we do pray.  The greatest treasure is knowing the Holy Spirit and that He can lead us through prayer for those who need it the most.

Jude 17-24

17 Dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ told you, 18 that in the last times there would come these scoffers whose whole purpose in life is to enjoy themselves in every evil way imaginable. 19 They stir up arguments; they love the evil things of the world; they do not have the Holy Spirit living in them. 

20 But you, dear friends, must build up your lives ever more strongly upon the foundation of our holy faith, learning to pray in the power and strength of the Holy Spirit. 

21 Stay always within the boundaries where God's love can reach and bless you. Wait patiently for the eternal life that our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy is going to give you. 22 Try to help those who argue against you. Be merciful to those who doubt. 23 Save some by snatching them as from the very flames of hell itself. And as for others, help them to find the Lord by being kind to them, but be careful that you yourselves aren't pulled along into their sins. Hate every trace of their sin while being merciful to them as sinners. 

24 And now-all glory to him who alone is God, who saves us through Jesus Christ our Lord; yes, splendor and majesty, all power and authority are his from the beginning; his they are and his they evermore shall be. And he is able to keep you from slipping and falling away, and to bring you, sinless and perfect, into his glorious presence with mighty shouts of everlasting joy. Amen.

TLB

Father, we thank You for the greatest treasure of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We thank You today for the Holy Spirit Who leads us on the path ever leading us to the divine plan You have purposed for our lives. Continue to give us discernment to know the advice we are receiving is from someone YOU have sent to us. We desire to never miss Your leading because of closed ears and blind eyes.

Enable us to use the gifts You have placed in us to help others. We pray to be those who always lay a foundation in prayer beforehand so we will know without a doubt those who are ready to receive from the Lord. We pray to be those who will always communicate in love, to our families and to those YOU send us to minister to for today and tomorrow. Father, we are told in Philippians 1:9 that Paul prayed a prayer stating: "and this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and discernment." Our prayer is to have Your knowledge and discernment, knowing that it comes and is evident in those whose love is abounding or growing.
As Jesus laid down His life for us and sent us the Holy Spirit as our Comforter, we pray to consistently lay down our lives to pray for others, redeeming the time.

We pray to always hear as we pray and seek YOUR wisdom, and we receive Your discernment to identify the ploys of the enemy for families, for friends and for our neighbors, those we know and do not know. 

We pray that YOU the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory will give to us the spirit of wisdom and revelation so that our eyes of understanding will be enlightened and we will always know what is the hope of Your calling on our lives. (Ephesians 1:17-18)

In Jesus’ name, we pray. amen

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