What if you found hidden treasure?
I remember as a boy thinking that if I just dug in certain spots I might unearth some hidden chest full of riches.
Now what if I told you that in Christ we have found the greatest treasure this world has to offer?
That’s what the kingdom of God is like.
Matthew 13:44-46 -
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.”
God’s kingdom is a treasure, a pearl of great price.
If we found earthly treasure, we would sell everything in order to acquire it. How much more should we be willing to give up everything for a treasure that is eternal?
The gospel will cost you everything you have, but in the end you gain more than you can imagine.
But as Christians, we often reverse this story.
We sell God’s kingdom in pursuit of the world’s riches. We sacrifice time in the word or the blessing of church or family worship in pursuit of things the world tells us are important for our lives.
We’re like little Esau’s selling the great inheritance of the kingdom for this world’s soup of the day.
Nothing this world has to offer can compare with the joy found in life in God’s kingdom.
Christian, you are rich, richer than this world’s greatest billionaire, and you possess a treasure that you get to enjoy for all of eternity.
The world thinks the Christian life is a burden, a sacrifice, but it is actually the greatest of riches.
Are you selling everything in pursuit of God's riches or have you been giving up the treasures of the kingdom in exchange for this world’s fools gold?