Jeremiah 29:11-13 ‘For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.’
Romans 11:25-36; 1 Samuel 21-22; Psalm 66
Over the past centuries, the biblical story of King Solomon’s gold has set off one of the most amazing treasure hunts in history. The story of King Solomon in the Old Testament said he had gold in abundance, even his drinking cups were made of it. And perhaps what fired the imagination of treasure hunters the most was the verse in 1 Kings 9:28 which said Solomon’s servants, went to Ophir ‘and fetched from thence gold, 420 talents’ – roughly 20 tons. The location of Ophir then became a mystery many sought to unravel. The prospect of boundless gold booty inspired ambitious men to set sail into vast and dangerous oceans looking for the land of Ophir. Various calculations of the location of Ophir was given by astronomers and geographers. These location varied from Pakistan, to Malaysia, Indonesia, to the Shona lands of Zimbabwe in Africa etc. Famous explorer Christopher Columbus one time believed he had found Ophir in Haiti, and another explorer Sir Walter Raleigh believed it was in the jungles of Surinam. In 1885, Henry Rider Haggard’s best-selling book ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ further fueled the imagination of treasure hunters. Finding its location were pursued by the ancient Greeks, Renaissance adventurers and Victorian explorers. Yet despite the desperate search, over the centuries, King Solomon’s mines has remained as elusive as ever. However, recently Archeologists believed they had discovered the lost mines in the desert, south of the Dead Sea, in modern-day Jordan. Unfortunately no gold was found in it, rather what they found was copper. But that has not deterred treasure hunters from believing that they will one day still find King Solomon’s treasure trove of gold.
Indeed it is amazing how far men can go in the quest for gold. Through the centuries, these men were willing to risk their lives to follow unsure treasure trails which led to no certain destination, all for the remote possibility of finding a pot of gold at the end of the tunnel. Imagine if people can only search for God as desperately.
In Jeremiah 29:13 God says ‘And you shall seek Me and find me when you search for Me with all your heart.’
The pursuit of God is the secret card to finding Life’s greatest treasures. It is when we first seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness, that every other thing, including gold, is added unto us. (Matt. 6:33). Indeed when we find God, we find life’s ultimate treasure. In the school of success, seeking God in truth is a principal factor, it is the treasure path to securing gold. We will prosper in accordance with the prosperity of our soul.
According to Psalm 112:1-3, wealth and riches are found in the house of the man that fears the LORD, and delights greatly in his commandments. It is therefore the depth of our understanding of the truths of scriptures that determines the height of our triumph in life. Indeed they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing! [Psalm 34:10]
True prosperity is a function of divine enablement; it is having the hand of God upon a man’s life. Any effort to build a great business will be a labour in futility, except God’s hand is there. Because except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it:. By strength shall no man prevail and without Christ we can do nothing. We have to come to the understanding that it is the blessings of God that make rich and not the smartness of men. Indeed it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. Therefore running to and fro searching for a shortcut or secret path that leads to wealth is an exercise in futility. Seeking God and His kingdom first is the true path to wealth and success in life. Indeed those who seek God meet gold, but those who seek gold miss God.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to make seeking You my greatest priority in life. Please, grant me the grace to always seek first Your kingdom and righteousness, so that every other thing shall be added unto me in Jesus Name..
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Illuminate your world, for you are a star destined to shine- – WORDBITE 222.