#1,046 – The Infinite Value of Christ (Matthew 13:45–46)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 20 June 2020

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We lay our plans and futures before You, O God. May we trust in You and spend our lives for the sake of Jesus receiving all glory and honor forever and ever. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:04.7	Matthew chapter 13, verses 45 and 46.
0:09.1	Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,
0:14.2	who on finding one pearl of great value went and sold all that he had and bought it.
0:23.8	Like that's it.
0:25.7	Just those two verses.
0:26.8	It moves on to another parable.
0:28.9	Matthew chapter 13 is filled with these short parables.
0:33.5	This one really short.
0:34.9	Two verses.
0:36.4	But what a potent picture.
0:40.4	Kingdom of heaven is like Jesus saying,
0:44.6	My kingdom is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
0:51.7	And on finding one pearl, one pearl of great value, this merchant went and sold all that he had,
1:03.0	everything he had, and bought it. Like, what if there is something that is worth losing everything for?
1:17.2	Jesus said, that's my kingdom.
1:21.3	It is something worth losing everything for.
1:25.8	Worth selling all you have, surrendering all you have,
1:30.1	letting go of all you have.
1:34.5	Because my kingdom is that valuable.
1:38.9	Or maybe another way to put it is Jesus, the king, is that valuable.
1:47.7	Maybe it's not just something.
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