Back in 2007, a story broke on the national sports news wire. Matt White, a journeyman pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, had pitched seven games in nine Major League seasons and seemed destined to cling to his baseball dreams at no higher than a triple-A level. In 2003, he had purchased a 50-acre plot of land in Cummington, Massachusetts from his aunt for $50,000.
White's aunt desperately needed the money to move to a nursing home, and he happily provided it, but perhaps she might have been served better sticking with the Northern Massachusetts property. While attempting to build a home on the land in 2004 White noticed that the ground was peculiarly hard and immovable.
He found rock ledges on the property and decided to learn more about the spacious land he was now in possession of. He hired a surveyor to come inspect his property to gather more info and to hopefully shed some light on his building troubles. He was shocked when he heard the surveyor's report.
Matt White's new 50-acre property was sitting on top of an estimated 24 million tons of 400 million year old Goshen Stone - with an estimated value of over $2 billion!
Think about it; his aunt had a possession that would have helped her financially beyond her wildest dreams, and she sold it for a mere fraction of what it was worth. If ever there was a story that demonstrates how we often discount the valuable things in our lives, perhaps it is this one.
Take the Bible for example. IN some parts of the world, a Bible is one of the most precious resources that a person can own. Here in the United States we can purchase one at a dollar store....or at least at a department store for a few dollars.
Is it possible that the incredible availability has lulled some Christians into a self-imposed complacency about how much this book is really worth?
The Bible - Precious Resource. Re-discover it every day.
Have a great day and God bless!
Pastor Mike / The Open Word
