"Look Deep" -2

"How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings." (Psalms 36:7) Now, if you take this word "excellent", having spent the first twenty-three years of my life trying to fill that void with foolish things, this word expresses the value of finally finding what I was looking for; for it's meaning is that of valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, and splendid; and of all those meanings, the one that is given the most is the word precious, as in costly, highly valued, and precious stones or jewels. This is not something that can be taken lightly, as if you receive something of such great value, and then go on with your life as if nothing has happened; much as the parable of the 'Treasure Hidden in a Field' which Jesus spoke of in Matthew 13:44. The reason that this parable is so much like the radical change that must take place in the heart of new believer, is the whole point of the field, in that it is mostly looked over and not seemingly of any value; that is until you discover the treasure that is hidden within it! As in the parable, the man that finds the treasure hidden in the field, hides it, protecting what he has found, and then for the joy of finding it, sells all that he has, and buys the field. This is what you call, "Being Sold Out for the Gospel of Christ"; whereas, Jesus is the Treasure, and the Gospel is the Field; the Gospel being the message of redemption that is declared throughout the entire Bible; the message that is so commonly looked over, yet buried within is the hidden treasure of Jesus Christ, and the greatest prize that man can obtain, eternal life. I can remember all the times I was shown this field, and how I saw nothing there of any value; that was until God's Spirit opened my eyes to the Treasure buried within. When you sell all that you have, you are basically changing your life; all that was before is meaningless compared to that which has been found, and now everything is dependent upon the value of the treasure which has been discovered. This is the simplest way I can describe the second part of this verse, and the "trust" that is placed in God's excellent lovingkindness...
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasure; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God." (Proverbs 2:1-5)