Searching for Gold

I rejoice over your promise like one who finds vast treasure. —Psalm 119:162

No one receiving a love letter would dream of hastily skimming it. Instead, the recipient pores over its contents, searching between the lines for every nuance of meaning.

The Bible is a “love letter” of sorts, revealing God’s heart to us. And the more carefully, frequently, and thoughtfully we read it, the more we will be able to grasp His loving heart and intentions toward us.

The psalmist described God’s Word as “more desirable than gold—than an abundance of pure gold” (Psalm 19:10). No one walks down the street and stumbles onto vast stores of gold, any more than a person who hastily or casually reads the Word can expect to mine its deepest riches. Searching for and extracting gold requires enormous effort, time, and perseverance.

So, when reading your Bible, pause frequently to meditate on its meaning, asking God to reveal its stores of treasure. Absorb Scripture by pondering it, dwelling on it, going over it again and again, considering it from different angles—until it becomes a part of you. Until you’ve seen “gold” shimmering there.

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The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings ©2012 Nancy Leigh DeMoss

Scripture taken from The CSB