Description: The story about the merchant searching for pearls of great value (Matt 13:45-46) is a well-known part of Jesus’s teaching, and Stewart looks at this verse from 2 different aspects. Firstly, that we are the pearl and are highly valued by Christ, which was behind his willingness to go to the cross to “buy” our salvation. Secondly, that we are the merchant and what is the pearl of great value that we are spending our lives seeking … is it the things of the world, or have we found the pearl that is Christ and given up everything to have a close relationship with Him.