“Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.” Psalm 51:6

“MMMM Shiny!” was all I could say… because that is EXACTLY what it was! My neighbor pulled me aside to show me the treasure he’d discovered up the road. “Can ya believe it? Someone was throwing out a perfectly nice grill… and I GOT IT!” “Yup,” was all I could say… as it beamed in the light! “You sure are a lucky man! When do we eat?”

Yesterday I came home to see that same shiny grill out by the road. When I asked him about it, he told me that it was a piece of junk. “It was all rusted on the inside and wouldn’t work!” Now he was worried how he was going to get rid of it if someone didn’t come take it. He said, “maybe I can put it back where I found it!” But I reminded him “Finder’s keepers!”

It is not hard to be easily fooled! Especially these days. As my neighbor discovered, things may look GOOD on the outside, but be a total waste on the inside! When I read this little Psalm in a devotional, my thought was, ‘MMMM Shiny!” Cuz a Psalm written by David usually is.” Until I remembered that Psalm 51 is about David’s confession of adultery and murder!

Just watching TV or movies, it is easy to see that there are LOTS of pretty people out there in the world. But I’m experienced enough to know that the old saying is true. “All that glitters is not gold!” Everyday I get tested or tempted to take a short cut, settle for quick, or go for the shiny! It is not until I stop, surrender and spend time with God that I find REAL treasure.

What about you? Are YOU looking for the easy, shiny, quick inexpensive way toward a real relationship with God and His people? How does YOUR life look to the world? To God? Why not spend some good quality time with Him and the Holy Spirit and read His Word? Maybe start with the short powerful book of Ephesians?