Your Greatest Treasure

Treasure! The mere mention of the word sounds good to the ear and stirs up right feelings in our hearts. Everyone wants to have treasures and the more quality these treasures the more we cherish them. The world is full of treasures and you have a share of the vast treasures that God has blessed the world with.

What is treasure? Treasure is something of value or someone of high value. This obviously categorizes treasures into two categories viz. something and someone. There are things of value in our lives which we need to make life more comfortable. These will include assets, wealth, precious objects and more. Treasure could also be someone who we value highly. It could be our President, dignitaries and relations. These are wonderful treasures and it’s important to appreciate them.

But what or who is your greatest treasure? I will allow the Word of God to answer that for us- Proverbs 18:22 tells us that, “A man's greatest treasure is his wife-- she is a gift from the LORD.” Your greatest treasure is your wife! Not your bank account, not your academic achievements, children or any other treasure whether human or objects. Let me say it again, your wife is your greatest asset!

It’s amazing how far we can be from the truth that is necessary for our victory. The person who is our greatest asset can be treated with the greatest levity. Not understanding that a man’s greatest treasure is his wife and vice versa is the singular most important reason why many marriages have packed up and many more will still pack up. The divorce rate in our contemporary society is unprecedented and the statistics is still on the increase. Why? The reason is because many don’t understand this all-important truth. Your spouse is your greatest treasure not any other thing or person. Oh how I wish this will sink deep into you because it will make an eternal difference in your life.

Treasures are made to be cherished, nourished, taken care of and treated with dignity. Do you treat your boss the way you treat your wife? Do you shout on your President the way you shout on your wife? Treatment shows value. If you value your wife you will treat her with the greatest dignity in the entire world.

Where then do we start? We start by recognizing that our spouse is the greatest treasure we have. This is very important because according to Mike Murdock who coined the law of recognition, that anything unrecognized will go uncelebrated, anything uncelebrated will go unrewarded and anything unrewarded will soon exit your life. Because people don’t recognize the worth of their spouses, they treat them with levity and indignity and sooner than later they are headed for the courts. If you want to succeed in life you must value the greatest treasure God has given you-your spouse. This is because if you don’t value the greatest, is it the least that you will value? You will not be qualified to handle lesser treasures if you didn’t value the greatest of all treasures.

It’s time to see your wife as she really is- your greatest treasure. That alone will solve most of your problems in life.