A Treasure

Once a man in search for a treasure,
Set out, his heart filled with pleasure.
Eagerly he went to work,
A man with a mission, no one could jerk.

He searched far and wide, up and down
For a treasure, which seemed, could not be found.
He raked the ground, but to his dismay,
Found only leaves to be thrown away.

He sat himself down in quiet defeat.
So discouraged, humiliated and beat.
So down in his heart with all his failures,
He did not even notice a sudden stranger.

“Tell me my good man, whatever weighs your heart down?”
Said a kind looking gentleman to the man with a frown.
“I came to this land in search of a treasure,
But now I sit here discouraged beyond measure.”

The friendly man smiled and spoke,
“You’ve come to the right place don’t be so easily broke.
The treasure you seek cannot be found,
Unless you dig deep under the ground.”

“It will be hard work, yes indeed,
But work well worth doing if you don’t concede.
Give up not, nor lose heart,
If you continue on you’ll have your part.

So the man in search of treasure did do
What the stranger had instructed him to.
He dug down, deep into the ground,
And what his heart desired he found.

Christians, too, can learn from this lesson.
As they go along life’s procession.
The Bible is full of treasure, ‘tis laden,
For any who come by for the taking.

So dig deep in God’s Word to receive it’s treasure,
And you will come out with an abundant measure.
But if you only rake at the surface, don’t be surprised,
When leaves is all that you ever find.