January 19

God’s gold mines

“The Almighty shall be thy gold” (Job 22:25—R.V.).
“Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!” (Psa. 31:19).

Searching through the papers of a young man who had died on one of the earth’s rich gold fields, the following poem was found. He had been lured on by the quest of “gold,” and went out to make his fortune in the gold digging. But the hardships brought on severe illness, which resulted in his death. It was at this time that Christ revealed Himself to him as the “true gold.”

I once thought contentment was bought with gold,
So I went to the land where the rich tide rolled,
And I eagerly sought, midst disease and death,
To grasp it, nor feared I the withering breath
Of the damp chilling mine,
When I saw it shine.
Nay, I laughed when I thought of what wealth was mine.

But it fled—and it left me diseased and worn,
And I grieved ’mid a night which might know no morn.
But into my darkness the Savior came
From Satan His blood-bought one to claim,
And He opened the mine
Of His love Divine,
And His Word bid its gems round my heart to shine.

Oh how softly He whispered, “’Tis mine to roll
The mountain of sin off thy laboring soul!”
How full was my freedom, relieved of its load,
And He gave me a name, ’twas “a son of God.”
And He said, “In the mine
Leave earth’s gold to shine,
The riches of grace are eternally thine.”

Most of us have turned to the tinsel of this world, the bauble of fame, or some other illusive vain object before making the discovery of the gold of the Christian’s inheritance that surpasses all else.

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