Hilltop Mine, Mt. Sherman, Colorado
It's hard to believe that in 1888 over $600,000 worth of silver came out of the Hilltop Mine. In today's dollars that would be somewhere around $9 million.
Miners probably thought the silver would flow forever and profits never cease. Such was not the case. The price of silver crashed in 1893 and brought a halt to silver mining.
"He will be the foundation of your future. The riches of salvation are wisdom and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is your treasure." Isaiah 33:6 God's Word for the Nations
Though all of us look for something tangible to give our lives substance, they will all disappear like silver from the Hilltop Mine. What will never run dry is the treasure of God's love for us. So why do we still hold on to stuff that really doesn't matter?
I have all the stuff I need in my life; my "silver." Our basement is filled with stuff that I might have used at one time but no longer do. It sits there collecting dust and if it were gone tomorrow I wouldn't miss it.
However, if I didn't have God's love in Christ sustaining me, I would posses nothing of substance.
When life takes everything away from us, we will always have treasure in Christ.
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-14Douglas P. Brauner. ARR
Miners probably thought the silver would flow forever and profits never cease. Such was not the case. The price of silver crashed in 1893 and brought a halt to silver mining.
"He will be the foundation of your future. The riches of salvation are wisdom and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is your treasure." Isaiah 33:6 God's Word for the Nations
Though all of us look for something tangible to give our lives substance, they will all disappear like silver from the Hilltop Mine. What will never run dry is the treasure of God's love for us. So why do we still hold on to stuff that really doesn't matter?
I have all the stuff I need in my life; my "silver." Our basement is filled with stuff that I might have used at one time but no longer do. It sits there collecting dust and if it were gone tomorrow I wouldn't miss it.
However, if I didn't have God's love in Christ sustaining me, I would posses nothing of substance.
When life takes everything away from us, we will always have treasure in Christ.
Join the conversation at Praying With the Eyes on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/groups/173881749421231/
(Click on picture to enlarge.)
Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-14
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