thoughts on the news of the day: storage wars

hmmm…..

            Tomorrow night is the Season 2 premiere of the popular cable television show, “Storage Wars”.  The premise of this show is that teams bid on storage units that have been abandoned for lack of payment.  The teams purchase the contents of the units and take a chance on finding a treasure there.  This week’s show will feature a “find” of valuable Gibson guitars.

            Jesus would have won the Storage Wars.  He told a story over 2,000 years ago about a man who discovers a pearl of great price in an abandoned field.  The man buys the field to acquire the pearl, selling everything he owns in the process.  Same idea as Storage Wars.

            What makes us dig for treasures?  What is the appeal?  Certainly the idea of getting something for nothing is a motivation.   Gambling at a casino, investing in the stock market, digging through garage sales all qualify as adventures in treasure hunting. 

            But I think Jesus was getting at something else.  He said that the Kingdom of God is like that great treasure in some ways; it is something that we have to look for, it is something that we don’t pay for and it is something that grows in value.  But the Kingdom of God, our relationship with God, is far more valuable than some old guitar.  A sales tag cannot be put on that relationship, it is priceless. 

            But it’s ours for the finding, it is there, right in our midst, everyone can have it and lasts far beyond the reruns of a popular show.

            So, start digging today, look for God’s presence in your life.  You will find far more than earthly treasure, you will find eternity.

            hmmm…..