Empty Treasure Boxes

Richard spoke Sunday from Jesus' parables about the kingdom of God and its value to us. Jesus' words make it clear that being a citizen of God's kingdom means valuing Christ above all other treasures. Like a deep sea diver who finds an immeasurably valuable pearl, or a man who finds gold buried in a field, our discovery of Christ in the gospel should so excite our hearts that we are willing to let go of all we possess to take hold of Him.

With that in mind, what competing affections do you find in your heart? What else do you consider most pressing, most demanding of your attention...most valuable?

Is it something or someone other than Christ? Have you followed the map to locate the treasure only to find that that the treasure box was empty?

What does it look like to take one step of obedience in turning from your favorite empty treasure box to the eternal, life giving treasure of Jesus Christ?