ECIPLESHIP for Passionate Christ-Followers

Any great treasure is worth seeking. It’s just that so few seek great treasure. Check out the following article:

Salvagers discover treasure-laden shipwreck  Fri Jan 30, 2009

An American salvage company is claiming a record treasure haul from a World War II shipwreck worth billions of dollars. According to Sub Sea Research, there are 70 tonnes of platinum, 10 tonnes of gold and about 1.5 tonnes of industrial diamonds and gemstones within the shipwreck.

At today’s market prices, the ship could contain between $6 billion and $11 billion worth of treasure. The company’s founder, Greg Brooks, says the treasure was once a large payment being sent to the United States.

“It was basically a payment being sent to the Lend Lease program that the United States had developed to help their allies in Europe,” he said. “It was just left there and we happened to take the initiative and take the expense upon ourselves to go out and look for it.”

Sub Sea Research has dubbed the wreck ‘the Blue Baron’, but its whereabouts remain a mystery. The salvage company has not revealed the exact coordinates of the treasure.

That’s one good day of treasure hunting! Only those that really want to find the treasure intentionally choose to go after it. It reveals the depth of their desire to find and experience that treasure.

So it is with God. He wants us to seek Him. He is not a cheap or easy commodity that can be taken lightly and gathered casually. He is the Treasure above all treasures. When we seek for Him with our whole heart, it proves that we really want Him.

Jeremiah declared the Word of the Lord, “If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.”

The religious leaders of Jesus’ day stopped seeking. They assumed they knew all about God. When the Son of God didn’t fit into their preconceived ideas about what the Messiah would be like, they rejected Him and killed Him. They stopped seeking God with all their heart and they missed out on embracing Jesus.

How dangerous, especially for those who have an abundance of knowledge. We naturally cement ourselves into a traditional or cultural understanding of who God is and how He works. We tend to unconsciously think we have God figured out, especially if we have been taught and trained in the church for many years. But God says, even to the “chosen people”, seek me wholeheartedly and you will find me.