Mathew 13:44 ‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field

DAILY READING – • Matthew 14:22-36; Leviticus 22-23; Proverbs 31

From 1701, Spain sent fleets of ships to the Western Hemisphere to bring back natural resources, including gold and silver. These groups of ships were heavily fortified against pirates, but there was little that could be done to protect them from bad weather.
In 1715, at the height of its empire, Spain assembled one of the richest treasure fleets ever seen: Eleven ships, all filled with silver, gold, pearls and emeralds from the New World. The ships left Cuba just before hurricane season in the hope of deterring pirates, but a few days later a storm sank all 11 ships, sending thousands of sailors and tons of treasure to the bottom of the sea. Though so far seven of the ships have been found, that is only a small percentage of the treasures have been recovered.
According to UNESCO, an estimated 3 million shipwrecks are spread across ocean floors around the world.
Some of these were sunk during wars, for instance during World War II, the battle of the Atlantic alone, claimed over 3,500 merchant vessels, 175 warships, and 783 submarines. However the more interesting shipwrecks, are the cargo ships carrying treasures, many of which sank carrying their treasures with them. Today, these treasures lying under the world’s sea beds are worth billions of dollars.
It is interesting that with all these treasures lying beneath the seas, less than one percent of these shipwrecks have been explored. The question is; why is everyone not out there digging up these treasures? Because the cost to access them is not cheap. Buried thousands of feet under the sea, it requires great funds, equipment, time and tireless search to locate them. This is a price, not everyone is willing to pay.

In the same way The Word of God is full of treasures of wisdom and knowledge for every believer. However, these treasures are only accessible to those who are willing to pay the price to diligently seek for them. They are not in the shallow end they are stored up in the depth of the Word of God.

Jesus told Peter in Luke 5 to launch out into the deep and let down your net for a draught.
Here He was showing us that it is only when you launch out into the deep that you can find the wonders of a net breaking catch and overflow of abundance.

Launching out into the deep in our relationship with God, will cause us to experience wonders in life.
Whatever we need in life, we can obtain them through going deeper in our relationship with God. Indeed God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think according to the power that works in us. It is His power at work in us that causes signs and wonders and brings divine supplies and all else we need in life.
During His earthly ministry, Jesus never bothered about supplies because He had God’s Presence and power around Him. Through God’s Presence, Jesus could multiply loaves and fishes, turn water into wine, bring money out of the mouth of the fish to pay taxes, have people give him their donkeys and houses without fee. The truth is that He didn’t need money, God’s Presence guaranteed supernatural supplies and favor.
When we find God’s Presence we have found life’s greatest treasure. Good things are found in Him. Everything we need in life, are all found in Him.
Indeed the greatest treasure we can ever find is to know the reality of God. When you find God’s tangible Presence, faith and confidence will dominate your life, and miracles will naturally flow around you.
Certainly, the spiritual treasure of God’s Presence is available to us if only we become willing to pay the required price to gain access into the depth where He dwells.
Let us therefore commit today to seek God on a deeper dimension. Let us go deeper in our Word study, prayers, fasting, praise and other spiritual exercises.
Certainly, when we seek God’s Presence and find it, we have found life’s greatest treasure!

PRAYER: Father please help me to seek You like never before. I know indeed that when I find You, I have found life’s greatest treasure. Please grant me the grace to move from the shallow waters to the depth of The Word where Your Presence abides in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE;
The treasures of God are never on the shallow end, but are always buried in the depth of God’s Word. It takes a personal discovery to get there. – WORDBITE 222.