While taking Immanuel through a study on the Parables of Jesus, I found myself studying the Parable of the Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price. They are short parables, and worth putting down here:
The Kingdom of God is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then, in his joy, went and sold all he had and bought the field.
Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
The question I've been asking is how we, as Christians, have had to sacrifice in the name of following Jesus. And, if it isn't much, how do we know we haven't settled for less than the Kingdom of God?
It seems to me that when you find the Kingdom of God, you'll know it, because it costs you something.
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