Psalm 37:16

Psalm 37:16

Fools gold

This verse is all about value and worth.  Let’s imagine that you are walking down a High Street with a view to buying a ring for a loved one. You come to a large Jewellers, its windows gleaming with attractive bargains. There are rows and rows of every type of ring imaginable and the prices are much less than you imagined! You begin to look closely at the display cabinets and provocatively presented goods and slowly it dawns on you that this shop only sells cheap and nasty. There is nothing here that you would purchase for the one you hold dear. Around the corner, almost hidden, is a small shop with very little on display. But as you enter you realise that you are in the presence of quality and that your budget is going to be stretched for this place offers the “real thing.” Satan’s attractions are bountiful and abundant but they do not last. You may journey through this life buying into his stock and you may accumulate quite a hoard. Everyone will notice how well you have done and your home, your car, your bank balance and your policies will declare your status. But, it will all burn up one day for he offers nothing but cheap trinkets with a limited lifespan. Surely it is better to quietly wear the solid gold of the Lord God, you may not have much of it but what you do have will never diminish in value. It may not be visible to many, for your wealth is not of this earth, but is stored in a Heavenly Bank account. He has given us …..”an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you.” 1 Peter 1:4. That inheritance is a simple life of faith and trust in the Lord. 

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