The Treasure Beneath My Feet
The day he met Jesus, and what he gave up to receive a new life.
Aug 13th, 2024
Mundane day after mundane day, I walked unaware of the deeper reality surrounding me, existing right in front of me the whole time.
Then came the day I met Jesus.
He revealed far more than just Himself. He revealed the reality of the Kingdom of Heaven… and He is still revealing it to me, layer after layer, depth after depth.
Later, I read where Jesus described that very moment:
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field." Matthew 13:44
The Kingdom of God had been present all along, operating in the very life I was living… right beneath my feet.
I was blind. Now, for the first time in my life, I could truly see.
I gladly surrendered my old life to receive a new one.
A new identity.
A son of God.
A citizen of Heaven.
A servant of something beyond myself… Someone beyond myself.
I let go of it all… ego, striving, rebellion, habits, fear, selfishness.
And He took it all. And swapped my heart of stone for a heart of flesh.
Jesus said: "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Matthew 10:39
Oh, it is true. So very true.
My old life was built with self at the center. So I traded it for a new life with Him at the center.
A small life here… for a greater life with Him.
The greatest loss I feared, the loss of self, became the doorway to an amazing life… eternal life in Christ.
My God and my King…
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