Pearl of Great Price

Today in Church I came into a great contemplation.  You know the parable of the pearl of great price?

"The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it." Matthew 13:45-46

We tend to think it's about us finding the pearl of great price.....but the direction I was thinking was.. what if Jesus is that merchant who found the pearl of great price.  He gave away all he had, his time, his teachings, his gifts, his blood and his life.  He paid a great price to get that treasure, even dying on a cross so that he may have it.  My brothers and sisters, that pearl of great price is YOU!! It is every single one of us!  He feels that individual great value for each and every one of us.  He paid the highest price of his life but because that life was worthy he willingly gave it out of love for each soul.   The same way that Hosea bought from the slave block his unfaithful wife driven to the depths because of her sinfulness....yet Hosea, to the surprise of all,   paid the highest price to retrieve her.  God used Hosea to make us understand His Ways. 
Each soul has inscribed inside their heart his laws, his Word is within us.  He is within us.  So Jesus sees God in us, the Kingdom of Heaven hidden inside the shell.

Know your worth before your God!!!

Love, Karen