148. His Good Treasure
Deuteronomy 28:12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shall not borrow.
If you keep the commandments the Lord will open to you His good treasure. For Israel in the land this means rain in the right amount at the right time and blessing on all the work of your hand. In the material, earthly realm treasure is blessing and growth on the work of your hands, whatever that work may be. In the spiritual realm treasure is a blessing on your life in the spiritual and eternal kingdom of God. Your spiritual life will grow and abound with rich blessing in all the things of God, the things we don’t see with physical eyes.
Israel as a nation never did quite reach the zenith of wealth that was conditionally promised, but the spiritual blessing of the Messiah gives far greater wealth and blessing than we can even believe. Jesus is our priceless treasure. The real fulfillment of the promise comes out in the New Testament Gospel through which the Lord opens to us His good treasure.
The Kingdom of God is like treasure in a field, that a man finds and sells everything he has to buy that field. That kingdom is like a treasure. It is in us. Jesus promises the rich young ruler that he could have “treasure in heaven.” By faith in Christ we possess “treasure in heaven.” Jesus tells us in the Sermon on the Mount not to lay up treasures on earth, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. For where your treasure is there will your heart be also. This means, “seek first the kingdom of God,” and then you won’t need to worry about all these things on earth. The heart pants after the living God, for He is treasure indeed. We seek the things that are above.
When we seek after treasure in heaven (Jesus and His Kingdom) we have God’s promise that we will find it. He guarantees that we will not be disappointed. Everyone seeks treasure: the only difference is whether they seek the treasure of the Kingdom or the treasures of the world. Receive God’s good treasure.