Mt 13:44-46
Jesus said to his disciples:“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.”
I have found the pearl. Now I have to sell all that I have to buy it. Are we talking money here? No, obviously not. What I think Jesus is talking about is our attachments to this world. There can be nothing that takes priority over our commitment to He Who Created All Things. We have to "sell" our pride, our hubris, our very souls and give ourselves to Him, completely.
How do we "sell" these things?
By following Jesus' teaching in Matthew 22:37-40, "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."
What did Jesus mean when He said "The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments?" These commandments are the basis for the Ten that Our Lord gave to Moses. All ten of the commandments given to Moses can be followed by simply following Jesus' Two.
Can you imagine a world that followed the Greatest Commandments unconditionally? No wars, no abortions, no pain, no suffering---Wait!!! We're talking Heaven here, right?
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