Treasure

In the fifteenth chapter of Proverbs and the sixth verse, we read, "In the house of the righteous is much treasure.” An aged Christian had an old Bible, which he kept with great care in a corner of a chest of drawers. A visitor observed him, one day, putting his Bible away, and said to him, "Now I know where your treasure is, and, yet," said he, "how strange it is, that, much as you value that book, no thief would think it worth his while to rob you of it, were he to search your home.” God must be known before His Word can be valued by the soul. Now, I would ask my reader two questions: First, How much did your Bible cost? Second, How much is it worth? It may have only cost a dollar or two, but, if you love the Lord, and prize His Word, you will, like the Psalmist, say, "The law of Thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver." Psa. 119:72.
The Lord give both to reader and writer a growing desire for and delight in His blessed Word.