"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
Jesus often spoke to the people with stories or what were called parables. A parable was a story that spoke of a principle of who God is or something about God's kingdom. In the scripture above, Jesus was telling a story of what the kingdom of Heaven was like, and He said that it was like a man who found a treasure in a field and went and hid the treasure and then went and bought the whole field. This man had such excitement at what he had found that it wasn't enough to just have the treasure he had to have the very field that he found it in. This is a great example of what Heaven is like. Jesus is the treasure but Heaven is the field. When we find that treasure of Jesus, we must hide Him in our hearts so that we may possess the whole kingdom of Heaven.
Questions to consider:
- Do you have the treasure of Jesus within you?
- What can you do as a family to help each other know Jesus more and live for Him?
- How might you represent Jesus in the world around you that others may know the joy of having Him in their lives like you do?
Prayer: Lord, please help us to understand the joy of having You fully living in us and through us every day. Help us to hide You in our hearts that we may live for You and represent You to the world around us.