Seeking Treasure (Part 1)

Published: Jan. 4, 2023, midnight

b'Legends passed down from generation to generation told of a treasure so\\npure and valuable that it rivaled all others. Fireheart made it her mission\\nto obtain this treasure. When she was still the tiniest of dragons, tucked\\nunder her mother\\u2019s massive wing, she was told stories of the dragons who\\nmade it their life\\u2019s quest to seek the treasure. Where they had failed,\\nFireheart was determined to succeed.\\n.\\nStretching her sleek saffron wings, Fireheart stepped out of her cave into\\nthe morning sun. Rays of light glinted off her amber and ruby colored\\nscales. Last night, she had unearthed the long-coveted strand of sea pearls\\nthat dragonkind had been searching for for centuries. As elated as the\\ndiscovery had made her, Fireheart now felt that familiar emptiness squeeze\\nher soul.\\n.\\n\\u201cMother, it must not be the pearls after all,\\u201d Fireheart contemplated\\naloud. Her Mother had long since passed, but every now and then Fireheart\\nfound it comforting to speak to her as if she was still by her side. \\u201cIt\\nwould help immensely if I knew what I was searching for.\\u201d She snorted, and\\nsmoke billowed out of her nostrils. In the deep recesses of her memory, she\\ncould hear Mother\\u2019s musical laugh, quite dainty for her size. \\u201cFireheart,\\nyou will know you have found the true treasure when you feel it in your\\nheart.\\u201d\\n.\\nSalt spray from the sea showered Fireheart\\u2019s body as she dipped low,\\ndragging her claws across the ocean\\u2019s surface. She then rose higher until\\nher wings crested the misty lavender clouds of evening. The day had been\\nfilled with unfruitful searching, and she was growing weary. \\u201cI\\u2019ll rest,\\nthen continue searching tomorrow.\\u201d \\u2022 Savannah Coleman\\n.\\n\\u2022 Have you ever gotten something you really wanted, but then felt empty\\ninside? Every created thing will ultimately leave us feeling empty. Only\\nthe Creator can fill the deep longing in our hearts. In Philippians 3, Paul\\nsays that knowing Jesus far surpasses everything else. Once Jesus revealed\\nHimself to Paul, everything that Paul used to chase after paled in\\ncomparison to knowing Jesus, the One who loves us and gave His life for us\\non the cross and rose from the dead so that we could be with Him. What does\\nPsalm 63:3 say about God\\u2019s love?\\n.\\n\\u2022 In Matthew 6:19-21, Jesus tells us to store up treasures in heaven rather\\nthan accumulate earthly possessions and accomplishments. Following Jesus is\\nthe only way to a truly fulfilling and restful life (Matthew 22:36-40;\\n2 Timothy 4:6-8). What kind of treasure are you seeking?\\n.\\n\\u201cFor where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.\\u201d Matthew 6:21\\n(NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatt.6.19-Matt.6.24|Phil.3.4-Phil.3.21'