Finding Treasure / 寻找宝贝

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Jun 10, 2019, 8:39:05 PM6/10/19

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Finding Treasure

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. Matthew 13:44

John and Mary were walking their dog on their property when they stumbled on a rusty can partially unearthed by recent rains. They took the can home and opened it, discovering a cache of gold coins over a century old! The couple returned to the spot and located seven more cans containing 1,427 coins in all. Then they protected their treasure by reburying it elsewhere.

The cache of coins (valued at $10 million) is called the Saddle Ridge Hoard, the largest find of its kind in US history. The story is strikingly reminiscent of a parable Jesus told: “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).

Tales of buried treasure have captured imaginations for centuries, though such discoveries rarely happen. But Jesus tells of a treasure accessible to all who confess their sins and receive and follow Him (John 1:12).

We’ll never come to an end of that treasure. As we leave our old lives and pursue God and His purposes, we encounter His worth. Through “the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7), God offers us treasure beyond imagination—new life as His sons and daughters, new purpose on earth, and the incomprehensible joy of eternity with Him.

Reflect & Pray

How are you treasuring your relationship with God? How can you share that treasure with others?

You are my greatest treasure, Jesus. I praise You for giving Your life for me on the cross, so that I could find forgiveness and new life in You.

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寻找宝贝

天国好像宝贝藏在地里。-马太福音13章44节

约翰和玛莉在他们的农庄遛狗时，突然踩到一个因多日下雨而露出地面的生锈罐子。他们回家打开之后，赫然发现一堆超过百年的金币！后来，他们又在同一处找到另外七个罐子，总共有1,427个金币。最后，他们把这些宝贝埋到别处，好保护这些珍宝。

这批金币价值一千万美金，被人称为“鞍岭宝藏”，是美国有史以来挖掘到最大的窖藏。这件事也让人想到耶稣说的一个比喻：“天国好像宝贝藏在地里，人遇见了就把它藏起来，欢欢喜喜地去变卖一切所有的，买这块地。”（马太福音13章44节）

千百年来，各种宝藏的故事引发人们无数的想像，被发现的宝藏却极少。但耶稣告诉我们有一件宝藏人人都可得到，只要你承认自己的罪，接受且跟随耶稣（约翰福音1章12节）。

这个宝藏极其丰富，我们会不断从中挖掘到宝贝。当我们离开老我、追寻上帝及祂的旨意时，就会发现上帝是如此丰富。上帝藉着“祂极丰富的恩典，就是祂在基督耶稣里向我们所施的恩慈”（以弗所书2章7节），赐给我们超乎所求所想的珍宝，让你我成为祂的儿女，得着新的生命，生活有新的目标，且要得着无可测度的喜乐，永远与祂同在。

耶稣，祢就是我最大的宝贝。我赞美祢，
因祢在十架上为我舍命，好让我可以得到赦免，
并让我在祢里面得着新的生命。