On one of his voyages to the New World, Christopher Columbus discovered a remarkable tree. It had round fruit that bounced like a ball. Its Indian name was caoutchouc - “the weeping wood”. The tree was given that name because it emitted a sap that looked like the tree’s tears.

Eventually, inventors discovered that the sap could be harvested and allowed to harden into an eraser that rubbed out pencil lead – hence the name “rubber”. In the 1830s it was found that rubber could withstand very cold temperatures when sulfur was added to it. This led the way to a huge demand for rubber when the automobile was invented. Later it was discovered the sap could be used to make latex surgical gloves.

The weeping wood had been there for centuries, waiting to be discovered. Little by little new uses were discovered. Its like that with the Bible truths. They’ve been there since the book was written, but it takes a lifetime to search out the truths that God has concealed in there for us, waiting to be discovered.

What have you discovered in God’s Word lately?

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