A park in U.S. the scenery is not that beautiful. There are not many cool tree shades. It’s like a barren land. Its admission fee is $10. But more than 50,000 people visit this place every year. From the entrance, they lower their heads to look at the ground and walk slowly. They dig all around the park, sweating buckets, but they never complain despite hot weather. This is what you can see at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. You can keep diamonds you find in the park.
More than 70,000 diamonds have been discovered in the area since 1906, when a farmer first found one. It’s literally a diamond mine. The world envies the lucky one who gets to find a precious stone.
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” Mt 13:44
What words can describe the joy and excitement of finding great treasure buried in the ground? That’s how we feel as we’ve received God’s promise of heavenly inheritance. Treasure hidden in the world! Even the angels in heaven envy us (1 Pe 1:12).
So, let’s be joyful always. Let’s give thanks to God for giving the precious gem that cannot be compared with anything in the world to us, not someone else.