PAR-008-The Pearl of Great Price
PAR-008-The Pearl of Great Price
PAR-008-The Pearl of Great Price
INTRODUCTION
[The difference and some related thoughts will serve as the basis for our study
as we take a closer look at "The Parable Of The Pearl Of Great Price". We
begin with...]
[Each of these examples should remind us that there are many people who know
there is some "thing", some "purpose", some "meaning", that is worthy of
diligent search, and who spend their lives trying to find it. When by the
grace and providence of God they come to learn of Christ and His kingdom, they
are willing to give up all to obtain it!
These examples, and the parable itself, confirm the truthfulness of Jesus'
teaching about those "who hunger and thirst for righteousness". That those who
"hunger", those who "search", will indeed find what God has for them!
It might be that we may "stumble" across the blessings God has in Christ and
His kingdom (as in "The Parable Of The Hidden Treasure"). But do we want to
risk our need of salvation on possibly "stumbling" across it?
What can we do to ensure that we will find what God has for us? Well, we need
to be like that merchant, "searching" for that "pearl of great price". How
does one do that in regards to spiritual matters...?]
CONCLUSION
1. Like the Ethiopian eunuch, the Bereans, Cornelius, Lydia, and many other
religious people...
a. We may be lost in our present state of understanding of God's will
b. But if we will search like that "merchant" did, and have the desire to
understand and please God like these people did...
c. ...then we can trust in God's Providence to lead us to the truth, and to
that "pearl of great price"!
3. And the blessings of the kingdom are not limited to the life hereafter; as
Jesus reassured Peter, there are hundredfold blessings even "in this time"
- cf. Mk 10:28-30
Dear friend, do you not desire this "pearl of great price"? Are you even
searching? Can we help you in your search?