God's Treasure Chest!

Poetry by Jacqui Hill Goudeau 

I openly display my treasures, 
The things that are precious to me.
I don't put them behind concrete walls,
Bound by lock and key.
I display them with grace and with pleasure,
So the whole wide world can see,
The treasures I have in this vessel,
Are the gifts that God has given to me.


We shouldn't seek for earthly treasures, 
The things that can rip and break.
Things that are eaten with moth or rust,
Or thieves can break in and take. 
We should earnestly seek for the treasures,
So priceless no money can buy.
These treasures are gifts of the spirit,
They can't be purchased, though many may try.


If you want to have precious treasures, 
You must invest your life wisely.
You must lay up treasures in heaven,
Where Jesus is the door, faith the key.
Your life must be lived for His glory,
You must seek always to give Him your best,
Then you will find your life precious and valuable,
And find YOU are in God's treasure chest!

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, 

that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."  

2 Corinthians 4:7

Excerpt from Jacqui's book: "Goudeau Gumbo for The Soul"

Available at www.wisdomspeakstoday.com