Treasure Hunt

Children, as well as adults, enjoy treasure hunts in reunions or parties—not so much for the treasure but for the fun in finding it. The real treasure is in the hunt because of the creative clues: word scrambles, anagrams, riddles, and questions. 

The hunt is even more fun if each group has both young children and adults. A clue that says, “Peek through a doughnut hole and find the next step” makes everybody race each other in finding a doughnut.  

Now, isn’t treasure hunt like reading the Bible? 

To find the grace of wisdom, we need to search for it in God’s words.

“Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.” (Proverbs 2:2-5 NLT)  

These verses encourage us to spend time and effort to know God better by developing a heart of understanding. If we carefully read the Bible, word for word—and memorize verses that touch us—we find many clues to God’s great love for us. 

We can actually enjoy a treasure hunt every single day. Alone or with someone, we can seek His words and get to know the Lord more and more. What may sound like a puzzle or a word scramble at first, will soon be clear to us. 

The more we search, the deeper our understanding will be, because we will find wisdom—the hidden treasure!