All We Need

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.

Matthew 13:44

The apostle Paul lived a complex life before he became a Christian (Phil 3:4–6). He tried to keep all the laws and traditions of Judaism. He tried to accomplish various works that he hoped would be credited to his account. But in all his pursuits, he was seeking something he couldn’t find. Then one day, on the road to Damascus, he was confronted by the living Christ and realized He was everything Paul had been looking for.

Paul describes the exchange that was made: “What things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ” (Phil 3:7-8). When Paul met Christ, he realized everything in his asset column was actually a liability. He found that Christ was all he needed.

MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 154). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.

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