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Title: The pearl of great price is worth all you have.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field,
which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” Matthew 13:44-46 NKJV.
In these parables Jesus Christ likened the kingdom of heaven to treasure hid in a field
which when a man found hid again and went and sold all he had and came back to buy that field.
Notice he bought the field not just the treasure.
In the next parable, a professional merchant, specialist in trade found a pearl of great price,
went and sold not some of his goods but all that he had and came back to buy it.
Point of reflection:
Notice these two got a revelation of how precious and how valuable the kingdom of heaven is.
To be a disciple of Jesus Christ takes this revelation.
They also had a taste of the joy of the kingdom of heaven.
The man bought the field with the treasure not just the treasure.
He understood it is a package and sometimes sacrifices need to be made when you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.
That is why Jesus Christ said in Mark 8:34 NKJV,
“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”
The cross of following Jesus is doing the will of God, rather than your own will.
Notice he went and sold all- the cost of the field was all he had.
The cost of following Jesus Christ and being His disciple is all you have,
giving your whole heart to God, allowing Him to rule and be Lord over your life, seeking His will in all you do.
That is why His word says in 2 Corinthians 5:15 NKJV
"And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves,
but for Him who died for them and rose again.”
As you grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ,
He wants you to grow from just being a born again believer to being a disciple of Jesus Christ.
At this point you learn to 'sell' all, so that you follow Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ will not want you to sell all your estate to follow Him in the literal sense,
He will expect you however to offer to Him everything you have.
In other words, He wants to be your Lord and Saviour.
Let Him rule over you, your affairs and your all.
After that He expects you to use all you have to do His will.
You will be able to say "I am yours Lord with all that I am and with all that I am not,
with all that I have and do not have, I give my life to you."
This is a statement of consecration or setting yourself apart for God to do His will.
Do you desire this?
When you are ready-
Prayer of commitment and consecration:
Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you that Jesus Christ was made sin for me
so that I may become the righteousness of God in Him.
Thank you that He rose from the dead for my justification.
I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life today.
I commit myself to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, to follow Him with all my heart.
I reject, renounce and denounce the enemy satan and his demons,
you have nothing in me and I have nothing in you.
In Jesus Christ's name I pray. Amen.
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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