My mother gave me a family heirloom.  Her own mother received it as a wedding gift over 90 years ago.

I had it sitting on the counter in my kitchen.  I decided that it needed protection from breakage, so I stored it in a cupboard where I have many similar treasures.  The cupboard doors are made of wood and are so high that I have to step up on a chair and on the cupboard counter to see into them.  Unless I take time to look up in that inconvenient place, I will not lay eyes on those treasures on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

I pondered this situation today.

Since I don’t see these lovely dishes, stemware, candle sticks, glass bowls or vases on a daily basis, I don’t really use them or live in the reality of their existence.  I use the plastic unbreakables or everyday unmatched plates.

As Christians, we, too, have treasures given to us by our Heavenly Father.  Ephesians 1:3,  7 (KJV) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: . . In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;”

The question to ask ourselves might be, “Are we living in the reality of these gifts God has given us?  Or are we shutting them up in a “cupboard” with a closed door so that we cannot be reminded of their reality on a daily basis?”

Let’s open up the Holy Bible to see the truths contained therein.  Read it daily.  You are rich in Christ, not a pauper.  Let God’s Word remind you of who your Heavenly Father is and that you are a child of the King.

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