Worth Everything

44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. 46 When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.

-- Matthew 13:44 - 46

Around the year 2006, a Filipino fisherman made an amazing discovery in the sea off the coast of the Palawan Island, Philippines: a two-foot-long (26 inches to be exact) pearl inside a giant clam. He must not have realized its value since he took it home and hid it under his bed, keeping it as a good luck charm. Regretfully, his house burned down, but the pearl survived. It weighed almost 75 pounds and was worth about $100 Million USD in 2016.

As we follow Jesus today, we will see him talking about a pearl, too. In this case, the person would not have mistaken that 75-lb pearl as a good luck charm; he would have known its value. However, what Jesus is showing us today is that what He has for us is not just worth $100 Million USD; it is “Worth Everything.”