Harvest Time Ministries

Matthew 13:45-46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls. who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it.
There are many differnt kinds of pearls- freshwater pearls, cultured pearls, Tatitan pearls, black pearls, and the list goes on and on.
Just as there are different kinds of pearls- God is His wisdom made us all different. We have different looks, different personalities, shapes and sizes, and different callings on our lives. No two people are the same.  But in the eyes of God we are all valuable. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before ordained that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
God never looks at us as one being more valuable than the other. We are all unique in our own way. There is only one YOU!!
We were all bought with a price. The precious Blood of Jesus. We are all pearls of great price.
All of us have life stories, some are not so pretty. Everyone of us at one time was in an ocean of despair. Lots of hurts, disappointments and scars from the past. Thats why Jesus (the merchant man) came. He left everything He had in heaven and came to this earth to purchase us back.  He seen great value and worth in us.
One pearl by itself is valuable, but think about a strand of pearls—-priceless.  Thats the way the Body of Christ is. By ourselves we have the ability to stand firm and be a conqueror, but how much stronger are we when we are strand together with each other.
Ecc. 4:12  And though a man might prevail against him who is alone, two with withstand him. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
I like to think of the clasp as being the Holy Spirit.  He hooks us together. He brings people together for His will and purposes to be fulfilled.
I love this scripture in Malachi 3:16-17, They they that feared (reverenced)  the Lord spoke often one to another: and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrances was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name. And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of host, in that day when I make up my jewels and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
We are one of God’s treasures.
God sees us valuable and precious, but how do we see ourselves? Proverbs 23:7 As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
Do you see yourself defeated in life? Do you let the opinions of others about you influence the way you feel about yourself?  Maybe you are always trying to be accepted so you do things to get approval of man, while displeasing God.
Make the choice today to see yourself the way God sees you. You have already been approved by God. You have been accepted in the Beloved.
“YOU ARE A PEARL OF GREAT PRICE”