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I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2: 3

The release last month of the Indiana Jones movie and last years National Treasure 2 have brought us back into the mode of treasure hunting, well at least those who like that kind of thing. I remember the big craze, in the back end of the 80’s and 90’s when people brought metal detectors to look for bits of ancient treasure they could dig up, most of them to no avail.

The original word in Greek is “Thesauros” where we get the term “Thesaurus” from. The word treasure here is a fountain or library of limitless wealth. All there is to know about wisdom and knowledge, is found in Christ. There is nothing outside of Christ that can be found and if it could, would not be worth knowing.

The verse tells us that all this treasure of truth is hidden in Christ, but it is not all unattainable.

Col 1:27 For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you.

The reason we get confused or forget is because we get caught up in our own little worlds, and forget to ask the one who knows all things. This whole plan of salvation is truly mysterious and wonderful, but it is ours, we are a part of it. Paul writes in this verse that he wants us to have confidence in who we are and what we are. Instead of seeking for wisdom and knowledge from all the sources that the world go to, ask the Lord to reveal these truths to us, piece by piece and treasure by treasure, then we will begin to understand what we truly are, and how awesome it is to be loved by an awesome God

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posted by Andy Hodson - Thursday, 10 July 2008, 22:39
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