马太福音 13:44-46 “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。 天国又好像买卖人寻找好珠子， 遇见一颗重价的珠子，就去变卖他一切所有的，买了这颗珠子。
耶稣再一次给我们分享了一个简单而深刻的真理。所说的这个珍宝就是福音，就是我们从耶稣那里得到的好消息。这个珍宝是我们所有珍宝中最重要的。在我们的生活中，没有任何事物能与之相比。
可是，在我们的生活中，我们是否给予这个珍宝应有的重视呢？可悲的是，情况并不如此。周末的体育比赛往往比星期天的教会礼拜更加重要，基督徒也不例外。我们把事业看得更重要，不仅一周要投入70个小时去工作，而且在剩下的大部分时间里，工作也占据着我们的大脑。在我们生命中哪里还有容纳耶稣和他的福音的地方呢？我们的孩子成为了我们宇宙的中心，我们都忽视了最重要的，那就是我们与耶稣的关系。
请注意，这些东西不见得都是不好的。事实上，大部分都是好的。但是，如果我们让它们隔在我们和耶稣之间，它们就会成为我们的偶像。今天我们文化中流行的态度是，大概有个信仰就行了，别太较真，只要不主宰我们的生活。在这两个小比喻中，耶稣邀请我们把福音和我们与他的关系看作我们生命中最重要的事情。为什么这么说呢？因为没有什么是比认识耶稣更有价值的事了。这就像每天中了彩票一样欣喜！
祷告：主耶稣，求你不断提醒我要把最首要的事看作我生命中最重要的事！没有什么比知道你是我的救主并在我的信仰中成长更重要的了。我祈祷，在我的心里、在我的脑海里、在我的日程上，我愿将我的时间和忠诚都献给你，因为这是你配得的。奉主耶稣基督的名求。阿们！
Matthew 13:44-46: “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. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
Jesus once again shares with us a simple truth that is profound at the same time. The treasure is the gospel, the good news which we have in Jesus. This treasure is not just one of our treasures, but it is the most important treasure of all. Nothing at all in our life can even come close to it.
But do we give this treasure the attention that it deserves in our life? Sadly that is not always the case. Sports tournaments on weekends are more important than Sunday worship, and Christian people are sucked into those things. Our careers might be so important that it not only demands seventy hours a week, but it occupies our minds most of the rest of the time as well. Where is there room for Jesus and his gospel? Our children become the center of our universe and we neglect our relationship with Jesus.
Notice than none of these things are really evil things. In fact, they are good things for the most part. But good things can become idols, too, if we let them come between us and Jesus. The prevailing attitude in our culture today is that a little religion is a good thing as long as it doesn’t dominate our lives. In these two little parables, Jesus invites us to make the gospel and our relationship with him the most important thing in our lives. Why? Because there is nothing more valuable than to know Jesus. It’s like winning the lottery every day!
Prayer: Lord Jesus, remind me to make the main thing the main thing in my life! There is nothing more important than knowing you as my Savior and growing in my faith. I pray that I will give you the time and devotion that you deserve, in my heart and in my mind and on my calendar. I ask this in your name. Amen.