“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.”
(Matthew 13:44)
Have you ever gone searching for treasure? Not the kind buried in sand or marked by a red X, but the kind Heaven hides… deep beneath surrender.
As a child, I imagined chests of gold and maps with weathered edges. But no glittering coin or crown compares to what the soul finds in Jesus Christ. Nothing.
The kingdom of heaven is not measured in trophies. It’s not stored behind glass or guarded by banks. It’s hidden—in the field of yielded hearts. Waiting for those willing to dig.
When that man found it, he sold everything. Not out of duty…but joy. He knew what it was worth. He didn’t pause to calculate. Didn’t cling to what was comfortable. His eyes were set on one thing… that field. That treasure.
Jesus is that Treasure. The Pearl of Great Price. The One who outshines every star and eclipses every sunrise.
Search every mountain, sail every sea, gather earth’s finest gems—and still, all of it fades beside Him.
Hold a rose in sunlight, breathe in its beauty—it’s lovely, yes. But He is lovelier still.
Touch a flawless diamond, let its light dance between your fingers—still, it pales beside His radiance.
Taste honey fresh from the comb—sweet, but not like Him. His presence is the sweetest thing the soul will ever know.
He is the One the heart aches for.
The One whose voice quiets storms.
The One whose eyes burn with holy love.
You could hold the world in your hands—silver, gold, empires—and yet feel empty. But one whisper from Jesus fills every corner of your being.
He is our Wondrous Treasure.
So what will we do with a Treasure so priceless? Will we tuck Him away among other priorities? Or will we, like the man in the story, joyfully surrender all—reputation, ambition, control—just to have more of Him?
Is He your everything?
Does your heart leap at His Name?
Do tears fall when His presence draws near?
Listen.
You can almost hear His footsteps through the fields of eternity.
The Lover of your soul is coming closer.
He’s searching for hearts willing to let go of all—to hold on to Him alone.
“For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold.”
—Proverbs 3:14
He is Wisdom. He is Beauty. The everlasting inheritance that never fades.
When the merchant found the pearl of great price, he stopped searching for lesser pearls. So must we. Once you have found Christ, there is nothing left to chase. He is the end of every longing, the answer to every cry.
And yet—oh mystery of grace!—though He is the Treasure, we were the ones He gave everything to redeem. The Great Merchant of Heaven saw something of worth buried in the dust… you.
He sold all He had.
Laid aside His glory.
Paid for you with His blood.
What a wondrous exchange—
The priceless for the broken.
The perfect for the flawed.
Love for ashes.
No wonder we sing:
“Lord, You are more precious than silver.
Lord, You are more costly than gold.
Lord, You are more beautiful than diamonds.
And nothing I desire compares to You.”
Nothing. Nothing I desire compares to You.
Let that truth rest deep inside you now. Everything else fades. Riches rust. Beauty wilts. Glory passes. But Jesus remains.
The Treasure of all treasures. The Pearl that outshines eternity.
He stands before you now, offering Himself freely—but asking for everything.
Will you buy the field?
Will you let go of the lesser pearls?
Will you whisper, even through trembling lips—
“You, Jesus, are enough.”
And when you do…
your heart will become a field blooming with costly gold.
With Love,
Steve Porter
www.morningglorydevo.com
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