"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." (Math 13:44)
That's dedication. It's a simple verse, but powerful in its implications. Here was a man, traveling along in life, and suddenly he spies a treasure, something beautiful, but its not his.
He could have walked on. Or he could have simply stood there watching it, until someone else passed by, noticed, and went and got it. Facepalm.
I've done that before; seen something worthwhile; something I truly wanted to have, and watched it from the road. And soon enough, it became found by someone else, or just disappeared, because I wouldn't do anything but sit there and watch. Treasure doesn't just come up to you and become found. One has to find it; and then one has to brave all the perils, or hardships, or whatever obstacle is in the way to get to it.
That's exactly what that man did; he sold all his possessions for this treasure, because he knew it was totally worth it. There was something in that field plot of land, that far outweighed any of the obstacles that he had to encounter, and he was determined to have it.
Its kinda cool, because if you think about it, Christ was like that man and the field. He saw something incredible valuable in us, so much so that He gave up His most precious possession...His life..in order to gain us! And He set the perfect example of what it means to truly pursue the real valuable important things in life.
Honestly I'm still learning too, but if you see something like treasure pop up in your life, don't sit or stand there watching it. Get up, and go after it with all your might and endurance; its worth it, even if you don't always succeed.
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