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BRASS INSTEAD OF GOLD
Did you know that your home is meant to be a treasure house, filled with the good things of God? Proverbs 15:6 says: “In the house of the righteous is MUCH treasure.” The word “treasure” in this Scripture also means “riches, strength.”God wants our homes filled with all the riches that are in Christ Jesus--His wisdom, knowledge, mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, forbearance, forgiveness, love, righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17; Colossians 2:2, 3; 3:12-17; and James 3:17, 18). What amazing treasures. These are the riches that fill our homes with strength!
But we know that Satan is the robber. He comes to steal, kill, and destroy and he wants to rob you and your home of all these beautiful treasures. In 2 Chronicles 12:9 we read how the king of Egypt came against Jerusalem and “took away ALL the treasures of the house of the Lord; he took all.” This included the shields which were all made of gold.
What did king Rehoboam of Jerusalem do? He made brass shields. Instead of gold, he now had brass! Dear mother, be on the alert against the robber of your home. Sometimes we can be so apathetic that we don’t even notice we are being robbed. The treasures of love, kindness, peace and joy creep out the door and we settle for the inferior. We get used to the status quo of how we are living.
We can become so deceived that we are satisfied with counterfeits. We put up with the brass instead of the gold.
Instead of pursuing a loving, serving, and intimate relationship with our husband, we settle for “just living together.”
Instead of seeking forgiveness and peace, we settle for arguments, bickerings, and moods amongst family members.
Instead of embracing and nurturing our children in our home, we take the enemy’s counterfeit of daycares. And so it goes on.
Let’s go for the treasures of gold, not the counterfeit of brass.
Don’t settle for the status quo.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell.
