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Is Jesus your ultimate treasure?

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English: Stained glass panel in the nave of St. John's Anglican Church, Ashfield, New South Wales (NSW). This window depicts Jesus Christ welcoming children and teaching "of such is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 19:14). The inscription on this memorial window reads "To the Glory of God and in Commemoration of all the Baptisms in this Church † Erected John the Baptist Day 1932". (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Lots of people are completely content to have Jesus as a Savior, forgiving them of all their sin . Fewer are ready to have him as the Lord of their life, leading and growing them in godliness. But have you ever thought of Christ as your Treasure? A Treasure Hidden in a Field One of Jesus’s parables in Matthew’s Gospel follows a man into a field . He’s walking through the field and stumbles on something unusual, something out of place. He probably didn’t know what he’d found at first. He never expected to find random riches in a field. But he did. He h