“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 13:44 NLT).

GIVING ALL, GAINING EVERYTHING!

One of Christ’s many kingdom parables, this one emphasizes the willingness of one to give up everything in this world in order to have the kingdom of heaven. The value of the kingdom is “hidden” to most, yet revealed to those who discover its treasure. Others probably thought the man foolish for giving all that he had, but he treasured the kingdom of heaven over the world’s kingdom.

There are still those today to whom the treasure is hidden. And strangely, there are those not mentioned in the parable, to whom it is revealed, yet they continue to haggle over its price. Are you willing to give all or are you holding back? When we give all we have to Jesus, we gain everything.

PRAYER: Lord, help us to see the true treasure of investing in Your kingdom. Give us faith to put our trust in You instead of worldly things. We want to grow in generosity. We want to let Your blessings flow to and through us. In Jesus name, Amen.