I Get It

Jesus once told a parable about the kingdom of heaven. A few actually but this one is a really short one. A man once found this awesome awesome treasure in a field. He was so excited about it that he put it back, sold everything he owned and bought the field and then took joy in his treasure. (Matthew 13:44) What I never understood was why this fella put it back and then went and bought the field. What happened to finders keepers? Was it someone else's field? Why sell everything he owned to buy that field if he only truly wants the treasure?
That always bugged me because I wanted the guy to just take the treasure and keep on living. Then i realized this the other day. The kingdom of heaven, the joy of Jesus is this treasure. Life with him is this treasure. It's this amazing, wonderful secret that once you've found, you do not want to lose. It is so precious that you are willing to give up your whole life for this secret treasure. That's the key. You give up your life and all your belongings for this treasure. You give up your life for Him. You cannot have the best of both worlds and live for yourself and God at the same time. Either we're with Him or against Him. The sad thing is that so many of us only get a glimpse of this treasure and want to hold onto it and all of our other stuff as well.
This treasure outweighs anything that we could ever own. You lose your life and gain His. It's such an awesome, unfair trade that only God could truly do. We give our messed up lives and gain his innocence. What grace.
I need the humility and faith to keep giving my life for Him. Keep my eyes on this treasure. For His glory, not mine. I get it now.