“The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.” -Matthew 13:44

Now let me tell you something.

Most people walk through life stepping over treasure and never even know it.

In this little story Jesus tells, a man stumbles onto something valuable. He wasn’t looking for it. He wasn’t mapping it out. He just found it. And when he realized what it was worth, everything changed.

He didn’t complain about the cost.

He didn’t negotiate the sacrifice.

He didn’t hesitate.

For joy… he sold it all.

That’s the part that gets me.

When you truly see the value of the Kingdom, when you understand what it means to know Christ, to be forgiven, to have peace with God, to have eternal life, it stops being religion and starts being treasure.

And treasure changes priorities.

Some folks treat their faith like an accessory. Something to carry on Sundays. Something to pull out in emergencies. But when you’ve really found the treasure, you don’t mind rearranging your life around it.

You protect it.

You invest in it.

You build your future on it.

Friend, if following Jesus feels heavy, you may have forgotten the value of what you’ve found.

The Kingdom is not a burden to carry.

It is treasure to cherish.

And when you see it for what it truly is, you won’t have to be forced to give things up.

For joy… you will.