All in all

The Indiana Jones movies have always been a big hit in my family. Besides the fact that my mom is a big Harrison Ford fan, as a kid I can remember watching all of the movies in that series with her. We loved to watch them, the funny things that happened along the way, the interesting and precarious positions Indy would get himself into on a regular basis were intrigueing to say the least. But, one of the things that really sticks out was the effort. They never lost sight of exactly what it was they were after, and time after time they were distracted, threatened and nearly killed by all sorts of natural disasters, groups of people and predators. Yet, every time they bounced right back and went right back after that treasure they were chasing after. It reminds me of a verse in Matthew where JEsus is telling a parable on how we should seek God and the Kingdom of HEaven.
Matthew 13:44 says, "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Yesterday we sang the song All in All. I'm not saying I'm a huge fan of the song, it wouldn't make my top 20 or so, but I like the words found in that song. One part says:
Seeking you as a precious jewel, Lord to give up I'd be a fool; You are my all in all.
Are that parable and that song not the perfect picture of exactly how our lives should be driven? Our greatest hunger and drive should be to find a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and then chase after it every day growing it along the way. If we treated it as a treasure, or that thing that we want so badly. From vacations, to cars, to houses, to retirements and so on, we all have things that we save money towards. We work our whole lives some times just to achieve and reach that point where we can have whatever it is we are seeking. Is your relationship with God like that? Are we seeking Him like those things that we want for our lives? Is He our all in all? THat is a question we should ask ourselves every day!
Did you find that relationship with Jesus Christ, run off and get rid of everything you owned, so that you could possess that relationship in fullness?
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!