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Treasures of Truth Are for Those Who Dig, April 10
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.
Proverbs 2:4, 5
, NKJV.
Let none think that there is no more knowledge for them to gain. The depth of
human intellect may be measured; the works of human authors may be mastered;
but the highest, deepest, broadest flight of the imagination cannot find out God.
There is infinity beyond all that we can comprehend. We have seen only the
glimmering of divine glory and of the infinitude of knowledge and wisdom; we
have, as it were, been working on the surface of the mine, when rich, golden ore is
beneath the surface, to reward the one who will dig for it. The shaft must be sunk
deeper and yet deeper in the mine, and the result will be glorious treasure. Through
a correct faith, divine knowledge will become human knowledge.
No one can search the Scriptures in the spirit of Christ without being rewarded.
When men and women are willing to be instructed as a little child, when they
submit wholly to Christ, they will find the truth in His Word. If people would be
obedient, they would understand the plan of God’s government. The heavenly world
would open its treasures of grace and glory for exploration. Human beings would
be altogether different from what they are now; for by exploring the mines of truth,
they would be ennobled. The mystery of redemption, the incarnation of Christ, His
atoning sacrifice, would not be, as they are now, vague in our minds. They would
be, not only better understood, but altogether more highly appreciated....
The value of this treasure is above gold or silver. The riches of earth’s mines
cannot compare with it. “The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not
with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price
thereof. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the
sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not
be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the
price of wisdom is above rubies.”—
The Signs of the Times, September 12, 1906
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