DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER?
A couple of years ago, while on a family vacation, we went to a diamond mine in Arkansas. We went to dig for diamonds. Upon arriving at the mine, I was not at all impressed with what I saw. Once we purchased our pails, our strainers and our shovels, we were ready to dig and recover some treasure! But all I could see was a big field of dirt and mud. Real impressive!
It was a little hard for me to believe that under all of that dirt, mud and grime laid something as precious and beautiful as diamonds.
It felt to me like we were sitting out in our backyard and digging around in our sandbox. To our disappointment, our adventure at the diamond mine gave the same result as playing in our sandbox. No diamonds!
Just because we were not successful in uncovering any diamonds does not mean that there were no diamonds to be found. In fact, just the week prior to our arrival, a woman unburied quite the treasure of a decent sized diamond.
Many of us are much like this diamond mine.
The beauty. The self worth. All of the treasure that God has placed within us is buried. When we look in the mirror, all we see is the dirt, the grime and decay. We examine what our physical eye can see. God, however, examines the heart and what we look like inside.
True self worth can only be found by examining who we are in Jesus Christ. Once we realize that we are fearlessly and wonderfully made by God the Creator, we will be able to look at our reflection and see the same “beauty” that Christ sees within us.
ISAIAH 64:6 tells us that “all our righteous acts are like filthy rags.”
The world often times puts conditions on approving who we are and what we do. Our worth cannot be defined by what we do because that will only bring temporary satisfaction. When we define our worth by what others think – we will only experience heartache. There is nobody who thinks of us more in one day than God does. He is not impressed with what we do as much as who we are!
In His eyes, He sees our beauty and that is worth unburying and discovering! Diamonds may be forever, but God’s approval and love are for an eternity!
IS YOUR TRUE BEAUTY BURIED? TODAY IS THE DAY TO DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST!
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Amen, praise God.
Amen to that Laurie. Oh, my. When I look in the mirror in the morning(or night),I see a tired and discouraged face that is looking back at me…I am glad that God is looking inside me and looks at my worth…I am His…
Thank you so much for sharing your experience at the mine and your wisdom that you uncovered there. Too bad that you did not find a diamond too 🙂
Laurie,
Girl… I think that would be so fun to dig in a diamond mine. Wonderful example and neat devotion. Thank you. Hugs.
Laurie
Love this. Wish we could broadcast it the world!
This was wonderful. I am so thankful for this precious truth!
Thanks for sharing this and being an encouragement today, reminding me who I am in Christ.