Read Matthew 13:31-33; 44-52
31 Jesus
told them another parable: “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a
mustard seed and sows it in his field. 32It is the smallest of all
seeds, but when it grows up, it is the biggest of all plants. It becomes a
tree, so that birds come and make their nests in its branches.”
33 Jesus
told them still another parable: “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A woman
takes some yeast and mixes it with forty litres of flour until the whole batch
of dough rises.”
44 “The
Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man happens to find a treasure hidden in a
field. He covers it up again, and is so happy that he goes and sells everything
he has, and then goes back and buys that field.
45 “Also,
the Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man is looking for fine pearls, 46and
when he finds one that is unusually fine, he goes and sells everything he has,
and buys that pearl.
47 “Also,
the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Some fishermen throw their net out in the
lake and catch all kinds of fish. 48When the net is full, they pull
it to shore and sit down to divide the fish: the good ones go into their
buckets, the worthless ones are thrown away. 49It will be like this
at the end of the age: the angels will go out and gather up the evil people
from among the good 50and will throw them into the fiery furnace,
where they will cry and grind their teeth.
51 “Do
you understand these things?” Jesus asked them.
“Yes,”
they answered.
52 So
he replied, “This means, then, that every teacher of the Law who becomes a
disciple in the Kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who takes new
and old things out of his storeroom.” [1]
Think
The Kingdom of God is worth
the sacrifice. Someone who finds a
treasure and sells everything to buy the field. Or a pearl and sells everything
to buy the pearl.
Are you willing to make
sacrifices for the sake of the Kingdom of God?
Pray
Lord; sometimes I take your kingdom for granted - I fail to seek it, to work with you at bringing it. Help me to work with you so that you would reign in my heart; and you would reign in my world.
[1]
American Bible Society. (1992). The Holy
Bible: The Good news Translation (2nd ed., Mt 13:44–52). New York: American
Bible Society.
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