Even though most Americans own one or more Bibles, their knowledge of Scripture is sadly lacking. However, merely owning a Bible is not enough. Of course, other translations can also be helpful as you go deeper into your study of the Bible. If you are looking for a Bible, or trying to decide which of your Bibles to use, we at Tomorrow’s World generally recommend the New King James Version as the most accurate English-language translation overall. Just as Jesus encouraged us to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11), we should feed on God’s word every day. Of course, many-including many Tomorrow’s World subscribers-read the Bible daily. About 36 percent of those surveyed said they read the Bible at least once per week. A 2015 survey commissioned by the American Bible Society found that 88 percent of Americans own at least one Bible, and 79 percent considered the Bible to be sacred or holy. If you are like most English-speaking people, you probably already own at least one Bible. That treasure hunt begins in your own Bible, where we find wonderful treasures of truth, and the priceless promises of God. There is one treasure hunt that will always yield immense riches-if you are willing to dedicate yourself to the search. One treasure hunter was said to have remarked, “I have seen enough to know there is treasure down there, and enough to know that no one will ever get it.” A Promise of Real Treasure Some think the elaborate pit may hold Inca treasure stolen by Spanish explorers, or that it may contain the French crown jewels that once belonged to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.įor more than 200 years, wealth seekers have spent their fortunes and exhausted their lives seeking the treasure at Oak Island. Still, treasure hunters speculate that amazing pirate riches may be buried there-perhaps the booty of Captain Kidd, or of the infamous Blackbeard or of the pirate Henry Morgan. Since then, other treasure hunters have poured millions of dollars into the “money pit” but have recovered just three links of gold chain and a scrap of ancient parchment. McGinnis and his friends died without ever reaching the treasure. One estimate suggests that it would have taken 200 men as long as two years to build the elaborate system of tunnels. It seems that whoever buried the treasure had used ingenious engineering techniques to build flood tunnels above the treasure, to safeguard it against discovery. But they could not reach the treasure the next day, they returned to the site and found the shaft filled with water. This time, they sank a steel rod into the ground, which hit what they thought was a treasure chest about 95 feet down. The boys gave up their digging and went back to their farms, but returned to the site nine years later, and began digging again in earnest. At 20 feet, they reached a second plank, and at 30 feet they discovered a third plank. About 10 feet down, they hit a wooden plank. He found a 12-foot depression, with a block and tackle hanging from a tree overhead, and returned the next day with two friends to begin digging. It told the story of how, in 1795, 16-year-old Daniel McGinnis went hunting on Oak Island, south of Halifax, Nova Scotia. More than 50 years ago, author David MacDonald wrote an article titled “Oak Island’s Mysterious Money Pit” (Reader’s Digest, January 1965). We call them the promises of God, and their value is beyond measure! But there are treasures far more valuable than anything you can find in a buried treasure chest or a sunken pirate ship. Some of those riches are still hidden to this day. The pirates of old amassed fortunes in gold, silver and jewels. Movies, books, and television programs excite the imagination when they present stories about hunting for treasure. The spiritual treasures in your Bible are far more valuable than anything physical.
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