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An old recluse lived deep in the mountains of Colorado. When he died, his relatives came from the city to collect his valuables. They drove up to a dilapidated old shack with an outhouse in back. Inside the shack, next to the fireplace was an old cooking pot and some mining equipment. A cracked table holding a kerosene lamp and a three-legged chair stood next to a tiny window. In a dark corner of the little room was a cot with a dirty bedroll on it.
The relatives picked up a few relics and started to leave. As they were driving away, an old friend of the recluse flagged them down. “Do you mind if I help myself to what’s left in my friend’s cabin?” he asked. “Go right ahead,” they replied. “We’ve already taken everything we want.”
The old friend entered the shack and walked directly over to the table. He reached under it and lifted up one of the floorboards. He then proceeded to take out all the gold his friend had discovered over the past 53 years, which was enough to build a palace. The recluse died with only his friend knowing the secret of how much he was truly worth.
As the friend looked out the little window and watched the cloud of dust behind the relatives’ car, he muttered to himself, “They shoulda’ got to know him better.”
Why would God reveal His secrets to those who really don’t care about getting to know Him? When Jesus walked on earth, He didn’t look like the Creator and Savior of the world. The religious leaders, who opposed Jesus, totally missed who He was. He told them, “You are unwilling to come to Me, that you may have life” (John 5:40).
If the rulers of this age had understood who Christ was, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory (1 Cor. 2:8). One day they will stand before Him and be judged by Him. I guess you could say, “They shoulda’ got to know Him better.”
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