DCLM Daily Manna, Saturday October 3, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Irreplaceable Goodly Treasure

Topic: Irreplaceable Goodly Treasure [Saturday October 3, 2015]

Text: Matthew 13:44-52

Key Verse: “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field” (Matthew 13:44).

The Bible is the ultimate and final authority in all matters. Those who look elsewhere for so- called truth, merely deceive themselves and toy with their temporal and eternal destiny. In our text, the Bible instructs that the kingdom of heaven is a great treasure and that whosoever finds it must guard it jealously.

The parable talks about a man who found a treasure in a field and because of the worth of the treasure, sold off everything he had to buy the field. The knowledge of the kingdom of God is the greatest treasure anyone can find. Stories abound of believers who had sacrificed their lives for the kingdom of God. They received the word and embraced the promise of eternal life. Many of them, for the sake of heaven, were burnt with fire, thrown to lions or sawn asunder with the sword. They chose to die rather than give up the treasure they had found.

Our text explains that the treasure found in the kingdom of God is beyond any other treasure in life. Jesus spoke of goodly pearls, in which a merchant sold all his possession to buy because of its worth. The salvation of our souls is a great treasure that believers must guard jealously.

The joy that floods a believer’s heart at salvation is of great value and must continue. It is worth more than any acquisition on earth. Do not turn around to the things you’ve left behind. Do not lose the costly treasure or exchange it for any other thing, for it is, indeed, a costly pearl.

Thought for the day: Buy the truth and sell it not

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DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.