{"id":231,"date":"2015-09-03T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/03\/hidden-treasure\/"},"modified":"2015-09-03T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T18:50:00","slug":"hidden-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/03\/hidden-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hidden Treasure<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n
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Driving down an old dirt road, something I see catches my eye\u2026<\/div>\n
I stop to investigate, and there I see a broken vessel and so I sigh\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Weathered by dirt and years of old paint, broken furniture full of decay<\/o:p><\/div>\n
I\u2019ll pick it up, take it home, since no one wants it anyway<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Hum, says I\u2026 picking up this old piece,<\/o:p><\/div>\n
I think to myself, well, wonders never cease\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Stripping away years of white paint, lacquer, varnish, dirt and mold<\/o:p><\/div>\n
A treasure I see, as I behold; oak in its solid state<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Sanding and stripping the wood I find\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
What beauty lies beneath\u2026?<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Taking it to its original grain\u2026no more covering with paint, no more awful stain\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Years of use, the memories of life, it must contain…<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Stories of lives, silent, remain, buried within this old chest\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Thought your days were finally done, but no, it was just a test\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Resting awhile but nothing was won\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
The journey\u2019s not over it\u2019s just begun\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Taken the old and made brand new<\/o:p><\/div>\n
I still have a place in this world for you!<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Don\u2019t think for one minute your life is through…<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Just because someone gets rid of you…<\/o:p><\/div>\n
What treasure we miss, when passing some by<\/o:p><\/div>\n
With one look closer you may find a surprise\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Be willing to invest in someone disguised…<\/o:p><\/div>\n
You\u2019ll miss God\u2019s mercy if you are unwise\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
He empties the vessel to start something new\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Looks past all the layers, caked inside of you\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Ripping and stripping with each swipe of His hand<\/o:p><\/div>\n
The carpenter Jesus always understands\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
You may be old and thrown away, but God has sent<\/o:p><\/div>\n
His carpenter, for you, today\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
A treasure more precious than rubies or gold\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Is seen underneath all that dirt and mold\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
A vessel of honor you\u2019re called to be\u2026<\/o:p><\/div>\n
As the old is removed, and your story is told;<\/o:p><\/div>\n
Even if you\u2019re left, beside an old dusty road!<\/o:p><\/div>\n
By Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill \u00a9September 3, 2015<\/o:p><\/div>\n
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