Proverbs 2-The Great Treasure Hunt

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Has anyone ever been on a treasure hunt? They are fun. Finding the treasure is awesome, but the hunt is also rewarding. My baby brother and I used to create treasure hunts for our kids. We would get a large shoe box, decorate it, fill it full of prizes, then hide it somewhere around town. We would gather our kids and some of their friends then split them up into two groups. With our central meeting place at a local park, we would hand each team a treasure map, in which, they had to follow the clues to find the treasure. Of course the group who found the treasure first, got to split the prize. These kids were serious too. They forgot everything else and focused on solving the clues and finding the treasure. This is how we are to seek God's wisdom. Proverbs 2 describes the value of wisdom and how we are to obtain it. Verses 4-5 reads, "If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, And find the knowledge of God." How many times do we cry out we don't understand God or can't hear Him. How often have we disreguarded or turned from Him. We blame Him for the things that have gone wrong in our lives, yet we only call on Him when we are struggling or in need. We treat Him like He is the cashier at a McDonald's drive through. When is the last time we sought Him and His wisdom like a gold miner panning for gold? I know, in my own life, I had come to a crisis of faith. I decided to seek God and understand Him fully. I didn't care what the commentators said or the preachers preached. I just wanted to seek Him. I am still on this journey. I still have questions, but I am thankful I made the choice to seek Him. As a matter of fact, I would say I am stalking Him. According to this chapter, if we seek wisdom wholeheartedly, God will provide it. Then we are to treasure it and apply it. It is my prayer that I always treasure the wisdom that God graciously bestows.