TREASURE IN THE PIT

Genesis 37:24 NKJV Then they took him (Joseph) and cast him into a pit.

We live in what was a coal mining area where the men would go down, day and night, into the mines. They would actually say, “We’re going down The Pit”. It was a dangerous place to be but they knew they would find the buried treasure that everyone needed at that time - the treasure of coal. Those Coal Pits are all gone now.

As I was thinking about that I felt the Lord say there is also buried treasure even in the ‘Pit’ you may find yourself in right now. When God brings you out He will make sure you come out with the treasure you didn’t know was there. Like the Psalmist discovered in Psalm 139, no matter how low he went God was already there to meet him, to guide and strengthen him and bring him out, and He will do the same for you too.

Those men went down into the dark to bring out coal which would bring light and warmth to the homes of thousands, it would literally fire up industry. And although they were covered with coal dust when they came out, it washed off.

In the same way God is saying, you may feel like you’re in the dark, all messed up, but He will wash it all off you and He’ll make sure you come out with treasure worth having that will bring His light, and fire up others. Like the coal pits, you will look back and those pits you experience now will be all gone.

So don’t focus on the pit you see all around you, but start asking God to show you the treasure in the middle of it and believe God to bring you out victorious with a new song on your lips.😊 In Jesus name. Amen.

Psalm 40:2-3 NLT He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. 3 He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what he has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord.