Mary
Treasured
“But
Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.” Luke 2:19
“And
His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about
Him.” Luke 2:33
“And
He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to
them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.” Luke 2:51
One
of the cable TV networks had a show on in recent years searching for a treasure
that was believed to be buried somewhere on Oak Island. Many have spent their life and what money
they had, searching for this treasure, yet all have come up empty handed. Matthew in his gospel tells us “…where your
treasure is there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21. There are even
parables that relate the kingdom of God as a costly treasure that someone would
do everything they could to attain that treasure. Mary, she had something that she treasured as
seen in the scripture above that was life changing for her.
Mary and Joseph were
amazed at what all was being said about their child, Jesus. The Life Application Study Bible note on Luke
2:33 says it best: “Joseph and Mary ‘marveled’ (were amazed) for three reasons;
Simeon said that Jesus was a gift from God; Simeon recognized Jesus as the
Messiah; and Simeon said Jesus would be a light to the entire world. This was at least the second time that Mary
had been greeted with a prophecy about her son.” They were amazed at what was being said about
Jesus and I can imagen that it would not get old to them. Treasuring what others say about your child
is important but treasuring what is said about Jesus is even bigger.
After
the visit from the shepherds the night that Jesus was born was the beginning of
Mary treasuring and pondering what was happening around her Child. Mary was a thinker and she knew from Gabriel
that her child was going to be the savior and, yet I am sure her mind struggled
to wrap around what this meant. What was
going on in Mary’s mind we aren’t told but that she was pondering all these
things and that they were important to her.
When Jesus came back with Mary and Joseph when he was 12, after staying
behind in temple, Mary treasured the events from that trip in heart even though
they didn’t understand what Jesus said to them.
What
is our most important treasure? We can’t
take our wealth, our stuff, or anything physical with us to heaven. Treasure the word of God and our relationship
we have with Jesus. How important is the
Bible to you? It was said one time to me,
a Bible that is falling apart is a sign of a Christian who is not. In some countries in the world a copy of the
Bible is so important that to them it’s the most important treasure. In those countries it is illegal to have a
copy of it. They know like we should
know that it is the word of God! Do we
seek to know it? Do we love it? Do we try to hide in our hearts by memorizing
and applying it to our lives? Make your
Bible an important treasure in your life and ponder its meanings as you obey and
live by it.
The
Life Application Study Bible, 1992, Tyndale House
Publisher, Inc. Wheaton, IL 60189.
All Scripture is from, The New American Standard Bible, 1995, The Lockman Foundation, La
Habra, CA
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