Matthew 13:44-50 - The Kingdom of Heaven: Christ’s Gracious Pursuit

The US and many nations around the globe are experiencing an identity crisis. This isn’t a sudden event but a culmination of interconnected issues like economic inequality, mental health deterioration, moral degradation, housing instability, political polarization, open borders, social ideologies, and eroding social and political trust. We are divided, untrusting, and confused. For example, I remember being in Jr. high thinking about, dreaming about that all I wanted was a wife, 2 kids, a station wagon, and a dog in my own house with a white picket fence. That used to be the American dream which became our identity until it wasn’t a reality for everyone, so the land of opportunity became a hoax and was replaced with social justice and equity issues which Christ is very concerned about BTW because we don’t know who we are, why we matter or what our identity truly is…

All that to say, our identity matters.  Finding purpose matters. You matter.

Mt 13:44-52

(44) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

(45) “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. (46) When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

(47) “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. (48) When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. (49) This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous (50) and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Spoiler Alert:

We are THE precious treasure. We are the pearl of great price.