The kingdom of heaven is like
a merchant in search of fine pearls;
on finding one pearl of great value,
he went and sold all that he had
and bought it.
Matthew 13:45-46
This is one of the shortest of all the parables.
It’s almost an analogy.
Listen to what Jesus is saying about the Kingdom of Heaven …
· It is the greatest and most valuable thing … in life … in your life … in all creation.
· It is the fulfillment of all that we’re searching for. Do you have a heart’s desire? It’s not in the Kingdom. It is the Kingdom.
· To obtain the fullness of its blessings, though, you must give up everything else.
The pearl merchant must sell everything else – even otherwise good pearls – to get the best. The disciples must drop their nets, their careers, and everything else to follow Jesus and get the best (Mt 4:18-22). The rich young ruler was told by Jesus to go and sell everything, but he was satisfied with the many and merely good possessions and turned away from the best (Mt 19:16-22).
What are the even good things that you need to turn away from to find what you really searching for?
In Christ’s Love,
a guy who’s tired
of just good enough
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