Guaranteed Deposit

Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:14)

There are many who have trusted their treasure. But they have learned that it wasn’t enough. Many seek to live a long life and find out their time is short on the earth. Their treasure that they have amassed is stored in a bank building or a wall safe. And sadly they have learned that all the treasure cannot sustain a dying life. Many have accumulated treasures that others have envied, only to wake up one day to the devastating economic reality that the worth of their treasure is diminished because some banks halfway around the world have failed, and the monetary system has changed, and the standard of the currency is deflated. Some treasure seekers have invested their whole lives pursuing some mythical legend about treasure that has been buried in the ground or lies at the bottom of the sea. They borrow from investors who believe in taking this risk and find that they are digging in an empty hole…sinking their money into a money pit…bottomless and fruitless. The treasure that the Apostle Paul is counseling Timothy about is a treasure that has infinite value. The treasure that has been entrusted is treasure that does not need to be hunted or hoarded. It doesn’t have to be desperately searched for…because it is given freely by the Source. It is not the subject of fables or fantasies, but a reality that cannot be denied. Timothy had been given a deposit. God had given him faith through hearing the gospel and had placed a deposit within him. He was given the promise of God’s presence…a true treasure. The Holy Spirit which lived within him was his assurance that God was real and His truth was to be treasured. Imagine searching for truth and never finding it…searching for life and dying every day...believing that your security was wrapped up in financial securities…what a sad way to live. The Holy Spirit is our deposit, God’s earnest promise that the rest, and the best, is yet to come. The good news of the gospel is that God doesn’t only give us Himself as a treasure…He guards the treasure Himself! Imagine trying to get past God to steal my treasure....Go ahead...Make God's Day! This is why our salvation is secure. No one can take out what God has placed within. That would be an unauthorized withdrawal of an authorized deposit. God is keeping us...His Spirit is preserving us…we will never die if God lives within. God cannot die...since Life has overcome death.  That deposit is a treasured treasure. The ultimate guaranteed cetificate of deposit. It is written!