[Discoveries] 04-11-08 Treasure -- Mark 10:21, John 10:10, Exodus 20:3

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*"Go, sell everything you have ... " -- Mark 10:21*/
/*"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy ... " -- John 10:10*/
/*"You shall have no other gods before Me." -- Exodus 20:3*/

Our treasures will destroy us until we give them to God. In fact, as I 
look around, I see the enemy unleashed in the lives of people to take 
what they love and to ruin their lives with it.

In The Lord of the Rings, "the precious" consumed Smeagol until he 
became Gollum, a ruined caricature of his former self. Likewise, the 
enemy has access only to the part of our lives that is not hidden with 
Christ in God (Colossians 3:3). People love bad things and people love 
good things, but all things get in the way when they aren't given to God.

The blessing was unleashed after Isaac was placed on the altar.

How do we discover the love of God? By releasing our other loves. Kim 
became my wife when she chose to forsake all others.

God cannot give us greater and more secure treasure, until we trust Him 
with the treasure we now possess.

So this is our invitation. God wants to give us what the enemy cannot 
touch and what can never be taken away.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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