In a world with an upside down value system, it behooves us to pay attention to what God calls treasure! We should highly value and esteem what God considers to be a treasure!
His people
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.” Exodus 19:5-6
For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His special treasure. Psalm 135:4
God saw us and chose us to be His special treasure. God treasures those He makes a covenant with. He takes full responsibility and pleasure in His relationship to His people. The blessings of walking with God and obeying Him are amazing towards His people.
If you read Deuteronomy 28:1-14, you will be astounded at the number of blessings that are part of His covenant relationship with us. It makes you wonder why do we disobey or wander off from the Lord in the first place!?
Do we treasure our relationship with the Lord?
Fear of God
The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure. Isaiah 33:5-6
Fearing God is nothing distasteful or humiliating, but it is actually a treasure for those who see its value and significance in their lives. If you have ever stopped doing something because of fearing God, you realize how His fear is so important to save us and keep us from a bad decision that could change the course of our lives.
If we want to have a good and peaceful life, we need wisdom. The scripture tells us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. In order to have Godly wisdom, we must first fear God and pay attention to His ways. Fearing Him should be a treasure to us.
Treasure shapes character
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21
One of the definitions of heart here is, “of the will and character”. What we treasure defines our character. This can be a blessing or a curse depending on what we treasure. What we treasure defines what we submit our will to. Our treasure is where we spend our time and energy. We try to learn more and more about those things we treasure and like to become very skilled at them. In the process, our character changes by what we treasure.
What do we treasure? Has our character changed for the better by what we treasure? If we treasure the right things, our relationships should become stronger. Is this what you are experiencing?