When I was a little girl I had a routine of checking my daddy's lunch pail to see if there was something interesting inside. I would flip up the latches and hear the squeaky hinge give way to the mystery of the medium size treasure chest.
Sometime I found a half eaten Charleston Chew. Sometimes there would be a few carrots sticks left or half a bologna sandwich. Once in a while there would be weird tools that dad must have had to use at work to fix something vitally important to make sure the Gerber Baby Food kept getting to the babies. One day, on my 7th birthday, I opened this mysterious box and little gray kitten was looking up at me. I called him Happy since I felt so happy that day.
When I was in my 20s and visiting home from college, I saw my daddy's lunch pail, and knowing he had only been home a few minutes, I might find something interesting inside. I was so disappointed to only find the empty sandwich wrappers. Mom saw my disappointment.....she said, "Ya know he only put stuff in there knowing you would find it...." I had never known this was our little game. We never discussed it. It was a deep pleasure that I still smile on to this day 25 years later.
Our Heavenly Daddy loves to leave treasures around for us to discover. We delight in Him and he gives us the desires of our heart. It's an intimate hunt for special things just for us. It's a game that is special between you and your Abba. Look for the hidden treasure....it's there.
Psalms 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
