By Paul Chappell
"The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the
heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of
the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and
righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much
fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy
servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward."
Psalm 19:8-11
In 1848 James Marshall’s discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill
in northern California
sparked one of the greatest migrations in human history. News travelled slowly
at first, but by 1849 tens of thousands of people were on their way to California . During the
gold rush, some 300,000 people flocked to the area hoping for riches. The
journey itself posed significant dangers. A trip across America
required facing hostile Indians, wild animals, mountain snows, and desert heat.
Sailing around the tip of South America took
months and was quite dangerous as well. Yet people willingly took on the
challenges and threats in hope of what might lie in store for them.
There are many things that people desire and are willing to
sacrifice to attain. However there is no treasure that can be compared to that
found in the pages of the Bible. God’s eternal truth is readily available to
us, and yet we allow other interests and pursuits to fill our time. The wisdom
and strength and power that we need for successful and blessed living is there,
like the gold nuggets that were found resting on the surface in the creeks of California . But so
often, we allow those truths to remain undiscovered and unsought while we
settle for the trinkets of the world. Many, and in fact most, of the
"forty-niners" went home empty-handed, never having found treasure.
Yet those who seek the unsearchable riches of Scripture are never disappointed.
Today's Rooted Principle:
When you treasure and desire the Word of God rightly, you
will seek to learn and apply its truths to your life.
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