Eternal Value Matthew 13:45-46

This post focuses on what Jesus taught about true, eternal value.

This post discusses adding true value to your life.

In Matthew 13:45-46, Jesus told a parable on eternal value, “…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.”  

Several lessons stand out in this parable. Firstly, note that this man sought to find this great pearl. Some people, satisfied with lesser values, do not seek. Not this man. He looked for a pearl of great value.

Secondly, note the attitude of this seeker. He did not spend time ‘thinking about it’ or delayed trying to get it ‘on sale.’ Immediately, he sold everything to possess it.

Thirdly, he had trained himself to recognize true value when he found it. Without such training, he would have missed the pearl of great value.

So, Jesus meant for this parable to apply to spiritual matters. He said the ‘kingdom of heaven’ is like this merchant searching for valuable pearls. The pearl stands for eternal life as found in the body of Christ, the church. (The kingdom of Christ provides salvation, Colossians 1:13-14, “and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Ephesians 5:23 depicts Christ, the savior of the church, “Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.”) Thus, Jesus provides salvation in the church, His body, with Himself as the savior.

Therefore, we, too, need to seek this New Testament church, the kingdom of heaven, this eternal value. Jesus urged seeking, Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” Thus, we need to make seeking the kingdom of God a priority in our lives.

Then the importance of eternal life, like the one pearl of great value, should inspire us to give up everything to possess and keep it.

So, what did we learn?

1.We need to become seekers of eternal life by studying and obeying the New Testament commands to be a part of Jesus’ body, the church.

2.We must learn to recognize this value to not miss the one road to heaven.

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