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Title: Find the pearl of great price.
"The kingdom of heaven is like something precious buried in a field,
which a man found and hid again;
then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field.
Again the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a dealer
in search of fine and precious pearls,
Who, on finding a single pearl of great price,
went and sold all he had and bought it.” Matthew 13:44-46 AMP.
Here the Lord Jesus Christ likens the kingdom of heaven to treasure buried in a field.
Notice in this parable the man buries it again in the same field,
goes away, sells everything he had and comes to buy that field.
There are three things to learn here:
1. The treasure gave him a joy unspeakable, exceeding great joy.
The kingdom of heaven brings us joy, peace and well-being.
It gives us completeness.
It brings us salvation- the sum total of everything Jesus Christ atoned for including
eternal life, physical and emotional well-being, victory over the enemy satan,
His provision, His righteousness, His guidance.
Secondly, notice the treasure was priceless-
the man did not go and sell some of his goods, he sold everything.
The treasure was worth giving everything he had.
Yes the kingdom of heaven is priceless-
you need to give it your whole heart, give it your all.
Whoever you are, whatever you have- it requires and demands your all, your whole heart.
It demands your full attention, whole-heartedness not half-hearted approach.
Thirdly - he bought the whole field, it is a package.
It has the very good and priceless and the sacrifices as well.
That is why the Lord Jesus Christ also said to His disciples in Matthew 16:24:
"If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
Denying self and taking up your own cross means there are sacrifices
associated with being part of the kingdom of heaven.
We need to accept the sacrifices as well.
The sacrifice is summarized by-
you cease to live for yourself and begin to live for Jesus Christ,
you seek His will in all you do.
Seeking and allowing the will of God to be accomplished in your life is carrying His cross.
That's why Galatians 2:20 says "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:
and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,
who loved me, and gave himself for me.” (KJV).
That is why Lord Jesus taught us to pray and say "Your will be done" in Matthew 6:10.
He desires the best for you in every situation and
His grace, His unmerited favour is sufficient for you,
He is love and He is good.
He is righteous and He is holy.
He is just.
Because of these attributes your life is at its best when you do His will.
The Psalmist says “For the Lord God is a sun and shield:
the Lord will give grace and glory:
no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” Psalms 84:11 KJV
Therefore child of God remember the kingdom of heaven brings you a completed joy of salvation package,
but you need to give it your whole heart and take the full package,
do not pick and choose the very good bits and leave the not so good bits.
Take the completed joy and the sacrifices that come with it.
Yes indeed find your pearl of great price,
sell everything you have and go buy it. That is the kingdom of heaven.
When you are ready-
Prayer of consecration:
Heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus Christ to die for my redemption and to usher me into eternal life.
I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life today.
I set myself apart and consecrate myself for you.
I reject, renounce and denounce every working, every influence and every deception of the enemy satan
and his demons upon my life in the name of Jesus Christ.
I ask you Father in the name of Jesus Christ to fill and empower me with your Holy Spirit right now.
I receive the abundant outpouring of your Spirit upon my life in the name of Jesus Christ.
Lord Jesus I thank you for the sacrifice you made for me
so that I can know God and be part of the kingdom of heaven.
Thank you for the complete package of salvation.
I give my whole heart to you.
I deny self, and take up my cross to follow you.
In all I do Lord I will seek your will.
Thank you for the grace I need for every day.
In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
Additional resources:
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/righteousness.
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingredemption
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/characterstatureandachievement
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingsonship
Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/turningyoursituationaround
Year in Focus:
2025 The Year of the Overcomer.
His word says in 1 John 2:12-14:I write to you, little children,
Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.
To overcome the wicked one you need the word of God to dwell in you richly, you need to know Him who
was from the beginning (to know God) and you need strong conviction regarding His promises to you. These are the three critical attributes of an overcomer.
He also says: Look among the nations and watch—Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days, which you would not believe, though it were told you (Habakkuk 1:5).
Almighty God wants to work a work in our day, in your day, in the work of the Ministry and in your own life,
which you will not believe even if it is told you. For you to be a part of what He is doing, you need to acquire and grow in the three critical attributes of an overcomer.
He says further:
Then the Lord answered me and said:
“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:2-3).
He says write the vision and make it plain upon tables that he may run who reads it.
As you enter another phase in your walk with God and as we enter a new phase in our calling as Planet Ministries, remember the vision is for an appointed time.
That time is nigh. Wait for it, it will not be late by one second. Remember Genesis 18:10-14; Genesis 21: 1-2 and Exodus 12:40-41.
a) What you need to know:
We are moving into a period of accomplishing the vision which Almighty God has set before us.
There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
The vision is for an appointed time and that time is nigh.
You need the knowledge of the Father and His essential attributes, a knowledge of the word of God- you need the word of God to dwell in you richly
(see also Colossians 3:16) and you also need strength of conviction.
As these three attributes increase in you, they will make you to become an overcomer of the wicked one.
b) What you need to understand (or have a revelation of):
1. There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
2. As we enter the fullness of time you need to continue waiting upon God.
3. You need a revelation of the essential attributes of God.
That He is good to you all the time. He is holy, that means He gets it right all the time ( Leviticus 11:44-45; His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23);
His loving kindness is better than life (Psalms 63:3), He is faithful (1 Thessalonians 5:24; Genesis 28:15; 1 Kings 8:56; Numbers 23:19-20; Isaiah 46:9-11),
He is righteous and He is just (Psalms 89:14). He promises to go before you. He says He will not fail you. (Joshua 1:5; Deuteronomy 31:6, 8;
1 Chronicles 28:20; Psalms 89:33-35).
c) What you need to do: Activities of 2025:
Run with the vision.
Remember we are:
1. Witnessing the love of Jesus Christ and making disciples across the nations. (Matthew 28:18-20). Use every avenue available to you to send the message of the gospel.
2.We are praying and interceding to the God of the harvest to send labourers into the harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38; 1Timothy 2:1-5). Take time to pray.
3. We are faithful stewards of time, the mysteries of God and of substance. (Luke 12:42-44; Luke 16:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; 1 Peter 4:10). Prayerfully examine your stewardship of time, mysteries
of God and substance.
4. We are light to the world- dispensing darkness- let your light so shine that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16).
5. We are salt, condiment to the earth to give flavour and fight the unsavoury works of the enemy satan ( Matthew 5:13).
6. We release the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus Christ - God wants to diffuse through you the fragrance, perfume of the knowledge of Jesus Christ as you allow the fruit of the Holy Spirit to
manifest in your life. ( 2 Corinthians 14-15).
d) In all this remember to have your own personal agenda with God as you stand on His promises.
He says in John 16:24: Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
He says in John 15:7: If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
He says in John 14:13-14:
And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
He also says in John 15:16: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the
Father in My name He may give you.
Remember, we have been given exceedingly great and precious promises that by these we may be partakers of divine nature. ( 2 Peter 1:4, John 16:24).
In this year of the overcomer, as you run with the vision, remember to have a personal prayer agenda with God.
Keep a prayer diary and tick things off, as He answers your prayers.
We love you as we invite you to be counted among the overcomers of the wicked one in 2025 and beyond.
As you run with the vision, we are praying for you and wish you a 2025 filled with the victory that comes from God.
In the service of Jesus Christ.
Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze.
Planetministries.org.uk