And Jesus said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings out of his treasure things new and old.” (Matthew 13:52)
This parable of Jesus is just like my mother’s decorating style. Her home is filled with treasures over 50 years old, trinkets she’s enjoyed since she and Daddy first set up house. But sprinkled in with the old are some favorite things that are new – figurines she picked up at a little store in the mountains, or a lamp she bought to go with the new couch. She still treasures the old, but she makes room for the new.
We greatly treasure Scripture stories of what God has done through the centuries, in the lives of people like Abraham and Sarah, King David, Peter, John, and the Apostle Paul. But God is still working today! He is still pouring down blessings from heaven, and what He is doing today is just as treasured in the kingdom of heaven as what He has done in days past. What new treasures is God preparing for you as you serve in His kingdom?