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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21

This summer I had the privilege of attending a huge youth conference at Purdue University. The week that we were there, the latest Harry Potter book was released. Some of our kids placed their orders and I went with them to pick up their much anticipated books since they needed a chaperone.

As we boarded the bus to return to the airport, a trend began to appear. No matter where I looked, kids and adults clutched, read, and cherished their latest treasure. We took 15 kids on our trip and throughout the various connections, we saw other conference attendees carrying the same treasure. Airport stands were filled with copies stacked high, banners waved in store fronts, and people chatted away excitedly about what the story was all about.

I began to wonder about the 5,000 kids all over the country working their way home from a weeklong conference studying and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. What if we clutched, read, and treasured our Bibles the way thousands of people were now doing with this book?

I asked the kids about what they observed as people rushed by with the book and asked about seeing the Bible carried that way. Some said it was a much anticipated book; therefore everyone wants to read it and will do what they have to in order to obtain their copy. Others shrugged it off and said it didn’t matter much to them.

I found myself hugging my Bible praising God for His Word. It is alive and active. Since that time, I have looked around my office, home, and backpack to see what treasures I am expressing. I am wearing the cross, carrying my Bible, have Jesus pictures on my walls, and a cross hanging in my truck. But the treasure I noted most important is the one I carry in my heart and express through my love for Him.

Written by
Erica Alexander