Written by David P. Nolte
From Dave's Den:
The other day at a Flea Market, I found some Post Magazines dated in 1957 and 1958. They were originally 15 / copy -- I paid 50 / copy and bought 3 of them. I was interested in the car ads, to be frank with you. But there are some pretty interesting articles, too.
Isn't it strange, though, how some things gain value with age? I don't know if those Post's were truly worth 50 or not; in a case like that, value is what you place on something. I have two river rocks on my desk which are worth about $1,000,000 apiece. Not that I could get that much for them; that's just what they are worth. Keri painted one of them when she was in 1st grade and Alisha painted the other when she was in 1st grade. Value is what you place on something. The $1.50 for the 3 Post magazines was worth it to me. Other people will pay an exorbitant price for a beat up old chair somebody sells as an antique. Some people pay thousands of dollars for old cars. It's incredible what you'd have to pay for a 1955 Chevy in good condition. And that old saying, "Don't take any wooden nickles" is poor advice today! Some of those babies are spendy.
We, as Christians, ought to become more valuable as time passes. Experience ought to make us more valuable workers. Wisdom ought to make us more valuable teachers. Maturity ought to make us more valuable leaders.
Our marriages ought to become more valuable with the passing of time. Sometimes we need to just place some value on that relationship which we may have allowed to become stale. We ought to place value upon our life partner and cherish her more than any earthly treasure.
Our Worship experience ought to become more valuable, too. Instead of allowing the hymns and choruses and Communion time to be insipid and dull, by conscious focus on the Living God and adoration of Him, let us make this a valuable time in our week.
Well, I plan to take some time this week to just browse my old Post magazines. I hope you will take some time to browse your service, your marriage, your worship and other things which may have become "old" -- but should also have become more valuable with age.