Pearl of Greatest Price

By the Peace That Christ Supplies

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 Peace beyond my understanding
And the things I do not know
His peace now guards my mind and heart
When I glimpse Heaven from here below

At Nazareth it came to Mary
To Bethlehem’s shepherds while asleep
And at the cross to thieves and soldiers
A peace that only Heaven keeps

And here in unexpected moments
When thunder and the lightning flies
Our Great Father shows His mercy
By the peace that Christ supplies


And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, 
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 ESV

By the Peace That Christ Supplies
by Peter Caligiuri
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Pearl of Greatest Price

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 Again, 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 KJV

As a business man I have always been intrigued and drawn to this story. Though there are many different kinds of businesses all of us strive to make a profit. But Jesus isn’t talking about money and profit, He is saying that spiritually we have a lot from this merchant. This man had some values that Jesus wanted us to look at and follow.

First; he was looking for the most beautiful pearls. His customers were not interested in  the cheaper flawed pearls which he could easily find. So we need to ask ourselves: “Are we just looking for second best in spiritual things? Are we willing to settle for easy?”

The old saying, “You get what you pay for.” stands true also in spiritual matters. If we buy cheap we get flawed merchandise that will not last either in the here and now or in God’s kingdom. The difference between that story and our spiritual situation is that we do not have anything to pay the price necessary for eternal life. Only Jesus who is our pearl of greatest price can pay. So why settle for lesser things when Jesus is offering us God’s best. He is only asking that we invest all our hope and trust in Him. Then we will find that our Savior Jesus Christ; the true pearl of greatest price is our inheritance which is of infinite value in Heaven.

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