I felt led to write on this portion of scripture
Let us
read Matthew 13
verse 45 to 46:
“Again the kingdom
of heaven is
like a merchant
seeking beautiful pearls,
who, when he
had found one
pearl of great
price, went and
sold all that
he had and
bought it’’ (NKJV)
Now a parable
is a short
story that teaches
us a moral
lesson, it always
has a hidden
message, the things
and characters in
it, are often symbolic of
God and sin.
The Pearl of
great price is
symbolic of Jesus
Christ, for just
as the man
searched for beautiful
pearls, so do our
hearts search for
God, our hearts
search for the
true and only
God. We see
that when the
merchant had found
the pearl, he
sold everything he
had and bought
it. In the
same way, we
must part with
our sins and
receive the free
gift of God
in Jesus Christ. When
you sell something,
you must receive
something, in the same
way, when we
part with sin
and turn to
God, we must
receive Jesus Christ. Once
something is sold,
it can only
be yours again,
if you buy
it back from
the owner. In
the same way,
when we confess our
sins to Jesus
and ask for
His forgiveness, our
sins are taken
away (1 John 1
verse 9). When
we continue in
sin after receiving
Jesus, we spiritually buy
back our sins,
all of the
old desires and
urges return, don’t
misunderstand me, Jesus
has taken away
our previous sins.
Satan once again
deceives our heart
in the same
way as before,
for instance if
your weakness was
stealing, then you
would be tempted
to steal and
if you continue
in sin, it
is likely that
you will fall
back completely into
your old sins
and life, therefor
we spiritually buy
back our sins.
We must understand
that Jesus
is worth far
more than we
can ever imagine, we
must deny our
ourselves and follow
Him (Mark 8 verse
34). That means that
we must deny our
fleshy desires, it
also means that
we must deny
everything that hinders
our walk with
God . Understand that
if you lower
God’s standards in
order to please
others, (especially how some
parents lower God’s
standards in order
not to displease
their children) we
are not worthy
of Christ, for
we are considering
others of more
value than Christ
and this is
a sin( Matthew 10
verse 37). We
must understand that
there is no
place for sin in the
life of a
believer of Jesus
Christ, God is
Holy and calls
us to be Holy in
all that we do(
1 Peter 1 verse 15 to
16). We cannot
continue in sin
and expect God
to overlook it, we must stop sinning,
confess our sins
to God and
forsake them, only
then can we
expect to live
for God, by
sinning after being
saved, we trample
Jesus and His
grace and one
who does this
will be judged
and will not
receive any mercy( Hebrews 10
verse 26 to
29). Be honest
with your self,
do you love
your children more
than God? Do
you love your
wife or husband
more than our
Lord? Or do
you love the
praise of men
more than Jesus
Christ?. The easiest
way to find
out is, when
you are with
these people, are
you quick to
dilute God’s standards.
Do you make
leeway for them,
saying ‘oh they
aren’t really sinning
or we must
give them time
to change( when
you know they
aren’t changing at
all and you
know you can
stop them from
doing that sin).’
Jesus is
worth far more
than any human
being( or anything for
that matter), if
you forsake Him
before men, He
will forsake you
before God( Matthew 10
verse 33). Bear
in mind, God
is the one
who saves our
lives, not anyone
else, He will
not dilute His
standards for you
or anyone else,
for He is
a just God. Therefor friends,
confess your sins
to Him and
ask humbly for
His forgiveness. Do
not let anyone
or thing become
more important to you than
God. I remember
a time when
I got saved,
I used to
play video games, (
bear in mind,
there was nothing
morally wrong with
the games I
played), one day
God spoke into
my heart explaining
to me that
video games had
become an idol
in my life.
I naturally denied
it at first,
but God showed
me that everything
in my life
revolved around video
games, it took
up most of
my free time
and thoughts and even my conversation. I
immediately stopped playing
video games and
today I am
a much better
person because of
it. Is there
anything in your
life that is
an idol? Ask yourself
something, what thing
or person takes
up most of
your thoughts, conversation
or time? If
the answer isn’t
God, then that
person or thing
has become an
idol in your
life. Please friends,
I plead with
you in the
words of the
apostle John, “ Little
children, keep yourselves
from idols, Amen” ( 1
John 5 verse
21 NKJV). So
examine your life
closely and remove
all sin from
it and if
you don’t know
in what area
you are sinning,
then ask God
and He will
show you, it
may not even
be something obviously
sinful or even
wrong, but making
something good into an
idol is a
sin. Remember
Jesus is worth
far more!
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