Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Exodus 19:5-6
Three months into the journey from Egypt to the promised land God met Israel face to face. A very close encounter with God that was both astonishing and dreadful. Now He reveals to them His ultimate purpose of their deliverance, to make them His precious, priceless possession—the Spirit of revelation desires to make known to an average child of God his or her preciousness. We are the pearl hidden in the field. We are the treasure hidden in the ground. Yes, now in this world we don’t seem so but soon our worth will be fully revealed at Christ’s coming. Greatly rejoice.