Hidden Treasure

December 1, 2024
 
Reflections from the Heart of Allan Redenius
I've always been fascinated by explorers who look for hidden treasure.  I often imagine myself finding that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  But like so many other adventure explorers, I think I’m close, and then suddenly, I'm not.  Here's an example.  Once upon a time, I made an investment in a manufacturing company.  Often, Armona would ask, when thinking of that investment, “Has our ship come in yet?”  This was my standard reply.  “That ship is so far out in the horizon, I can’t tell if it's coming in or going out.”  
 
As a 7th and 8th grader, I remember reading about 16th century Spanish explorers in search of gold.  But one man captured my attention more than the others.  His name was Ponce de Leon.  The treasure he sought after was not gold or treasure, but what he called, The Fountain of Youth.  Now that guy had imagination!  He chased after a dream.  There needs to be more people like him.  Although, I could have told him that had he followed Jesus, he would be forever young in heaven.
 
Speaking of heaven, that is the one treasure worth more than gold and silver.  Men seek after heaven. Unfortunately, some search with skepticism and doubt.  Yuri Gregorian, the first Russian cosmonaut, while in space, is purported to have said this.  “I looked and looked, but I did not see God.”  He looked for the treasure of heaven, but did not see it.  The Hubble telescope today peers into deep space.  What does it see?  It transmits to us beautiful pictures of our Galaxy.   But alas, there has been no picture of heaven.  
 
John reports for us his sighting of heaven in Revelation 23:10.  He describes it as, “... that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.”  Astronauts and cosmonauts may not see heaven in space. The Hubble telescope may not capture a picture of heaven.  But know this.  Just because it cannot be seen, doesn't mean that it is not there.  Could it be that some search in far off places, when in fact, heaven is as close as their own heart?
 
I've stopped looking for the treasure of heaven.  I already found it.  Where was it?  The answer is simple.  Find Jesus and you have found heaven.
 
Your favorite treasure hunter,
Pastor Allan
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