The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls

 Matthew 13:31-46

The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world. Psalm 78:2

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

The mustard-seed, and the yeast. From small beginnings, quietly and unnoticed, the kingdom will make great growth.

The treasure, and the pearl. So valuable is the kingdom, it is worth all we have to make sure of it.

Why?

Once more Matthew proved that Jesus' teaching is right as the prophet has said by parables.

The seed and the weeds are growing together but the destinations are different. Jesus gives everyone has an opportunity to growing and turn to the Lord. If they keep hardening their heart will be put on the fire.

The kingdom of heaven is a great treasure, it costs a man to get it by what he has. To enter the kingdom needs efforts of our whole life.

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四個比喻：

芥菜種和麵酵的比喻： 原來體積土很小，內部卻力量很大。天國如果長成可以供養許多人。人看到的是樹不是種子，看到的是麵包卻看不到酵。可以說是神的做為，或是沒有什麼恩賜的弟兄姊妹，看似隱藏的卻影響很大。也不要看自己可有可無。這個過程需要時間，卻有好的結果。

買地和買珠寶的比喻，要有眼光的心才看出地的價值。外表看來是荒地，一般人看來是沒有價值。世人看不出價值，只有基督徒看到這價值。有眼光的人才能看出這珍珠的價值。這些都是量的微小，我們常以量來看價值，但是其價值卻是很高的，值得放下所有來跟隨主，別人看來以為是宗教狂熱份子。保羅看萬事為糞土，萬事是他在猶太人中的地位、知識、頭銜等，願意放下。但願我們眼睛明亮，有屬靈的眼光，看到神無以倫比的福份。

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How?

Do I enter the kingdom of heaven? I don't know, but it costs me spent all my life to get in.