A man and his pearl. I suppose the only way that you can tell how much value something has is to see how much someone is willing to pay for it. For the man in our text this pearl that he finds is worth more than anything, literally. He goes and sells all that he has and then buys it. The previous man did the same with a field where buried treasure was known to be found…So obviously Jesus is trying to say something to us: “There is a treasure to be found, a pearl to be purchased. There is something of more value than anything else in all of creation.” And it must be had, that much is clear. Now all we have to do is figure out where Jesus is in this parable. Certainly He is worth more than anything, but I sure do hope that He isn’t the pearl. Because that would make me the merchant, and I know I’m not good enough to be that merchant…Seems to put us in a bit of a bind…If only there was another way to look at this parable…