VALUABLES
Today's reading: Proverbs 7

I have no velvet ropes cordoning off my precious furniture. What I have is well used. Pretty and reasonably new, but well used.

There is no laser system guarding my jewelry case. Case? Well, that's a stretch of the imagination...it's really an un-used tackle box of Dale's that has those nifty little dividers. And to be quite honest, other than my engagement ring and a few other sentimental pieces, everything else has been found on clearance at Cato's or through Avon.

No high tech gadgety guards our entertainment center. To be quite honest, according to my son who is still very upset over our decision not to purchase television, all it's good for is the occasional censored movie we rent and the local PBS station line-up.

I have very little of value, except my Bible. The words. The notes I've written in the margin. The wisdom I've gained--and am still attempting to apply. The direction I've been given. The love I've found. The promises I've been offered. The encouragement I've received. The instruction I've had spoken to my heart. The friends I've made sharing it. The blessings I've had showered upon me from studying it. The peace I've gained from believing it.

Priceless.

"...Guard my teachings as your most precious possession." Proverbs 7:2 NLT