"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it." (Matthew 13: 45 - 46).
Are you the merchant searching for the pearl of great value. What if you realize that Jesus is the Pearl. Are you prepared to sell everything to follow Jesus?
Lord Jesus, may you equip me with a generous spirit and a courageous heart to respond to You fully.
"More than that, I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ" (Philippians 3: 8)
Jesus Christ is the Good News. The Good News is Jesus Christ. He is the top price, the Pearl of extraordinary value. The idols that compete with Christ Jesus - health, family, money, job, property/tools, food are all considered as dung compared to the genuine and priceless Pearl which is Christ Jesus.
"O Lord, my allotted portion and my cup, you it is who hold fast my lot. For me, the measuring lines have fallen on pleasant sites, fair to me indeed is my inheritance." (Psalm 16: 5 - 6).
"And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life." (Matthew 19: 29)
Lord, may we respond fully to Your extraordinary challenge. Amen.
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