Every once in a while there comes along an opportunity that is so fabulous that it is too good to pass up. However, such opportunities often require us to give up all our other options and put all our eggs in one basket. In Matthew 13:44-46, Jesus told two very short parables about the kingdom of heaven. In each parable, a man seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, giving up everything for the sake of gaining very much more.
After and because God has given Christians everything we need to live, we should make every effort to supply what our faith needs in...
As the second Adam and the faithful Israel, Jesus resisted temptation and so can help us when we are tempted.
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
