Do you have a box in your wardrobe where you put little treasures
in it? I do. Actually, I have one to remember things that my
husband gave me, one (make that two) for our wedding that won't be
opened until our 25th anniversary (which by the way will be in
another fourteen years from now - well more like thirteen and a
half! *grin*), and one for each kids with mementos for them since
their birth. I know I'm a major packrat. I still have things from
when I was in primary and high school - like the high school
journal I was part of. Geez! Pathetic sometimes.
This book is a wonderful read and a must for anyone who wants to
discover God through new lenses. It makes you think about what God
would keep in a box to remember the major events that touched
humanity. Okay - some of you might say - God doesn't need a box of
things to remember. True enough but I think He would keep the box
for us - his children so that one day we can sit with Him and go
through the box together (a little bit like we will do with our
children on our 25th anniversary!).
Treasured made me discovered a different side of God - a side I
haven't thought off, a side where He cherishes the memories of
things that happened in the past. If God would keep these mementos
from various times from the bible, why would He not keep some from
my story. Someday, I could sit down with him and go through my own
memory box with Him and see how He was present the whole time even
when I didn't know it…
Even while you read about the things that God would probably keep,
you also go through the life of the author as she pours out her
thoughts about the various subjects of each chapter. At the same
time, it got me ponder and think about my own life and how I would
have reacted in a same situation.