Both the field and the pearl are metaphors for the kingdom of God – that state of being in which God is reigning in our life and his presence is shaping our reality. The kingdom of God is here now, if we are willing to arrange our life to embrace it. Paul speaks in passionate terms of using every ounce of his energy and intentionality to present every person mature in Christ - beginning, presumably, with himself. The only question, it seems, is, how bad do you want it?

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