"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."
Matthew 13:44 (NKJV)
Auctions are interesting events. I have been to several different kinds of auctions and they are all fairly similar in that there are things to buy and people who are considering buying those things. But, what can be very interesting about auctions is what people are willing to pay for different items. What may have no real value to one person can be exactly what another person is looking for. Some things will have many people bidding on them, and the price can go higher and higher, depending on how much those people want that thing and how much they are willing to pay for it.
Abraham is one of the central figures of the Bible. One thing that stands out about Abraham is that he was willing to do what God said and pay whatever price God asked. When God asked Abraham to sacrifice His son, Abraham was willing to give up his most precious possession because God asked him to. God never really intended for Abraham to kill his son, God was testing Abraham to see if Abraham was really willing to pay the price to do what God had said (Genesis 22:1, 12; Hebrews 11:17). Abraham was like the man in the parable Jesus told in Matthew 13 who sold everything he had to buy the field that had the treasure in it.
There may be times in our life, just like with Abraham, where God asks us to give up something and He is checking to see if we are willing to pay the necessary price to follow Him. God is looking for people who are committed and willing to do whatever it takes, who will pay the price to do His will. Everything will cost us something, whether it is our time, our efforts, or some financial or material thing. Some people would pay the price to serve God if the price was not too high. The question is, what price are we willing to pay? No matter what price we may pay to follow God and do His will, we will never give or pay more than God will give us in return.
Matthew 13:44 (NKJV)
Auctions are interesting events. I have been to several different kinds of auctions and they are all fairly similar in that there are things to buy and people who are considering buying those things. But, what can be very interesting about auctions is what people are willing to pay for different items. What may have no real value to one person can be exactly what another person is looking for. Some things will have many people bidding on them, and the price can go higher and higher, depending on how much those people want that thing and how much they are willing to pay for it.
Abraham is one of the central figures of the Bible. One thing that stands out about Abraham is that he was willing to do what God said and pay whatever price God asked. When God asked Abraham to sacrifice His son, Abraham was willing to give up his most precious possession because God asked him to. God never really intended for Abraham to kill his son, God was testing Abraham to see if Abraham was really willing to pay the price to do what God had said (Genesis 22:1, 12; Hebrews 11:17). Abraham was like the man in the parable Jesus told in Matthew 13 who sold everything he had to buy the field that had the treasure in it.
There may be times in our life, just like with Abraham, where God asks us to give up something and He is checking to see if we are willing to pay the necessary price to follow Him. God is looking for people who are committed and willing to do whatever it takes, who will pay the price to do His will. Everything will cost us something, whether it is our time, our efforts, or some financial or material thing. Some people would pay the price to serve God if the price was not too high. The question is, what price are we willing to pay? No matter what price we may pay to follow God and do His will, we will never give or pay more than God will give us in return.