“The treasures of a saint are the presence of God, the favor of God, union and communion with God, the pardon of sin, the joy of the Spirit, the peace of conscience, which are jewels that none can give but Christ, nor none can take away but Christ.
Now why should a gracious soul keep off from a way of holiness because of afflictions, when no afflictions can strip a man of his heavenly jewels, which are his ornaments and his safety here, and will be his happiness and glory hereafter?
Why should that man be afraid, or troubled for storms at sea, whose treasures are sure in a friend’s hand upon land?
A believer’s treasure is always safe in the hands of Christ.
His life is safe, his soul is safe, his grace is safe, his comfort is safe, and his crown is safe in the hand of Christ.
‘I know Him in whom I have believed, and that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him until that day,’ saith the Apostle (2 Tim. 1:12).
The child’s most precious things are most secure in his father’s hands; so are our souls, our graces, and our comforts in the hand of Christ.”
–Thomas Brooks, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, in The Works of Thomas Brooks, Volume 1, ed. Alexander Balloch Grosart (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1866/1980), 1: 71.
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