Friday, March 8, 2013

03/08/13

Parable of the Hidden Treasure

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
-Matthew 13

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure.

It's desirable
It's rare
It's good

The Kingdom of Heaven is hidden.

We must seek
We must knock
We must ask

The Kingdom of Heaven creates excitement.

How precious did that Grace appear The hour I first believed
It stirs something deep within our being
We were made for the Kingdom

The Kingdom of Heaven is worth everything

Without hesitation or thought He sold everything for it
Without logic or reason or responsibility he wanted the land
Without prayer or discernment or anything it's worth everything

Jesus calls us into death so that we may have life. Sell everything and follow me. Pick up your cross and follow me. It isn't a sacrifice to sell everything in order to buy a field with treasure in it. We do it gladly and with excitement.

The Kingdom of Heaven is like getting married in Vegas.
Alright maybe not but with the same zest we should chase after Jesus. With the same irresponsible regard for our plans and our lives we should seek Jesus. Only instead of the hangover and divorce waiting with tomorrows sunrise we receive shalom, joy, agape, and most importantly Jesus.

Seryn - We Will All Be Changed