By connecting the Greek words echomen, thesauros, and ostrakinos, Paul says that we are the location of this divine treasure!
If X marks the spot, then the X is marked on us! As amazing as this idea is to consider, God truly has placed His greatest gift on earth inside of us! That honour is awesome. We could say that this verse means, We possess treasure within ourselves! And not only do we possess treasure, but our easily broken, inferior, temporary bodies are themselves the treasure chambers where this astonishing cache is kept.
Paul uses these Greek words, almost in amazement, to announce joyfully that the human body is the residence of the Holy Spirit, which is Gods powerful gift to every believer. Even though our human bodies are fragile and eventually die, depositing this gift inside us pleased God. Think about how incredible this gift is! The human body is so fragile that a wrong diet can kill it, working too hard can break it, and too much pressure can damage it! And even after caring tenderly for it your entire lifetime, it still eventually dies. Yet God still placed His greatest treasure inside us!
Get a hold of this picture in your heart: You have the treasure map. X marks the spot for the hidden treasure, but this time you dont have to go searching for the hidden treasure because the X is written on you! You are the hiding place for Gods greatest treasure, the third Person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit! So meditate on this truth today: you are valuable and precious in Gods sight. Even though in the natural realm you may seem weak, fragile, and valueless, God has chosen your human body as the place to hide His greatest treasure.
If we go back to Hebrews 6:19, we see that through hope, which anchors the soul, we are able to enter behind the veil.
How? Through faith, through believing the Word of God and acting on it, we can walk in the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Wherever you go, the Holy Spirit is in you and with you. We all have this incredible treasure in each one of us. Put your shoulders back, lift your head, and walk with a straight back, for you are a child of the King! Glory to Jesus! Oral Roberts used to always say, Something good is going to happen.
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