Some things are just priceless. Though I’ve seen priceless jewels, artifacts, and documents, nothing in this world comes closer to being priceless than a person. Think about the miracle of that person’s birth, their life experiences, their potential for immense good, as well is incalculable evil. Each one of them created in the image of God, their Creator, such that, as even the lowliest of them approaches, the angels should be announcing to us, “make way for the image of God!” They, and you and I, are truly priceless.
And yet, those of us who have met the Person of persons, who, in Jesus, broke into this world as a human-divine Person, we have discovered Someone even more precious than this. And this Priceless One has invited us to enter into His kingdom, His reign, not as subjects, but as co-heirs with Him and with others, as we are recreated in His image. He is Priceless indeed. So, as today’s parables indicate, who wouldn’t, in his joy [go] and [sell] all that he has to obtain Him (Matthew 13:44, 46)?
I don’t know about you, but never once, in the 36 years that I have known Him like this and shared in His Kingdom like this, have I ever regretted accepting His invitation to come in to new life. He has given me a new life, wherein I exchange my sin and death for His righteousness and life. He has given me everything good I now possess, including some of the most amazing people I have ever met who also call Him Pricless. He has given me perspective and power when I am in the presence of evil, whether it manifest itself through a person, an illness, or a tragedy. And He has worked in me and others as we have sought to eradicate people and places from evil so that His goodness may be manifest. He is so loving, so faithful, so kind, so generous, so amazing beyond all that I could have ever thought or hoped for.
Today, as you encounter the people of your life, from those you may live or work or serve with, to those you will simply pass by or hear about, recognize the priceless treasures that they are, and treat them accordingly. And remember that the priceless quality of them all, including you and me, is derivative, coming from the One Who is the most priceless of all, and Who deserves to have us give Him everything in return from the priceless treasure of claiming His life as our own.
