Value is a strange thing, isn’t it? What some consider a treasure, others throw
out as trash. What I throw out as trash
may be sold for a hundred dollars to the right person at some antique
store. And often the value of things
changes from time to time, depending on the collection market, and so on. You
just never know.
I started collecting comic books when I was about 9 or 10.
By the time I was in high school, I had given that up for the most part. But in that short time, I managed to compile
quit a stack of books. Some fairly
rare. For those “in the know,” I have
the “transition” issues between what was called Journey Into Mystery with the
Mighty Thor, and what became known as just The Mighty Thor. An historical moment in Marvel history, and I
love having that set from 1966. But are
they valuable? Well, to the right
collector they are worth quite a bit. To
me, they are nearly priceless.
As a kid, I picked up a few “new” titles, thinking that
later the #1 issue of said title might be pretty valuable. Recently, I heard that one such title was
getting popular, and that some copies of that first issue were going for over
$100. So I took my copy to a comic
store, along with the next dozen issues of that same title, and they guy
offered my $30 for the whole stack. So, what
is the real value? Depends on who you
talk to.
People value what they have decided to place value on. What’s it worth to you? Why is this rock more valuable than that
other rock, just because we call one a diamond?
It’s what we have decided to consider valuable.
In Matthew 13, Jesus tells a couple parables about finding
something valuable and deciding it’s worth selling everything else to
have. His point is to let us know how we
ought to be looking at the Kingdom of God.
Christ is to be seen as an incomparable treasure. John Piper often uses phrases like “all
sufficient” or “all satisfying” treasure.
The point is that Christ and His Kingdom should be seen as something worth
giving away everything else to obtain.
Sadly, I don’t think many in the church today see Jesus and
His Kingdom in that light. We value
things in this world more. Our homes,
our jobs, our entertainment, our families all are more valuable to us. We might say they aren’t, but when it comes
to what we give our time to, what we spend our energy on, what we can’t wait to
talk with other people about, it becomes pretty clear what we really value.
Well, here is yesterday’s message about seeing Christ and
His Kingdom as an incomparable treasure.
I pray God would open our eyes to the truth of it.
What is the greatest treasure in your life?
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