A Treasure

Let's look at one more phrase from the Practicing Intentional Gratitude post that I mentioned yesterday. Going along with the idea of replacing "the kingdom of heaven is like" with "The love of God is like...," take a look at this verse:

God’s love for us is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Again, God’s love for us is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Do we sometimes ignore the presence of God because we do not understand the value of his love for us? Do we forget the value of having God involved in our lives?

When we are finally reminded -- when we see the "luster of the pearl" or how valuable the treasure of his love, what do we do?

We give ourselves to God. We submit to his leading. We turn our lives over to him. I'm not saying that we do it in "trade," but we do realize that God's love is so valuable to us - so transforming - that we can't help but place our lives in his hands.

And we celebrate our fortune to be a child of God.

Image: Window from Dunbar United Methodist Church