Many pearls, Many healed wounds
I saw a post on Facebook come through my newsfeed about pearls being the result of a parasite or irritant such as sand getting inside an oyster. Oysters that have not been wounded do not produce pearls. The anonymous author wrote that "A pearl is a healed wound" and "a product of pain."
God speaks to us in nature, and in this too, God is showing us He can bring high value pearls out of our wounds in life.
Inside the oyster is a 'silver lining' called Mother of Pearl, or nacre. It is an organic-inorganic composite material which lines the interior of many shells. When a grain of sand or a parasite get inside an oyster, the Mother of Pearl lining begins to cover the irritating wound with layers and more layers to protect the defenseless body from the oyster. As a result, a beautiful pearl is formed! The more pearls found in an oyster, the more valuable.
The anonymous writer concluded with Romans 8:17-18 showing how likewise, God never allows pain without a purpose, and His purpose is to produce pearls of great value because : 17 "And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ— if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us."
God speaks to us in nature, and in this too, God is showing us He can bring high value pearls out of our wounds in life.
Inside the oyster is a 'silver lining' called Mother of Pearl, or nacre. It is an organic-inorganic composite material which lines the interior of many shells. When a grain of sand or a parasite get inside an oyster, the Mother of Pearl lining begins to cover the irritating wound with layers and more layers to protect the defenseless body from the oyster. As a result, a beautiful pearl is formed! The more pearls found in an oyster, the more valuable.
The anonymous writer concluded with Romans 8:17-18 showing how likewise, God never allows pain without a purpose, and His purpose is to produce pearls of great value because : 17 "And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ— if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us."
This is important. Not only what was written originally because it is true that God speaks to us in nature, and He has spoken in how pearls are formed in oysters when an unwanted substance enters the oyster harming it.
"Pearls are a product of pain" and a pearl is formed as a process of healing pain. The more pearls found in an oyster - the more healed wounds - the more valuable the pearls.
"Pearls are a product of pain" and a pearl is formed as a process of healing pain. The more pearls found in an oyster - the more healed wounds - the more valuable the pearls.
This brings us to a greater understanding of Matthew 13:45-46 where Jesus says,
"Again, the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like a emporos/merchant who has gone on a journey "seeking beautiful pearls" and when He found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that He had and bought it."
I have always thought this parable was talking about us finding Jesus "the Pearl of Great Price, but really this is about Jesus finding us - the ones who have had the inner resource (the abiding Holy Spirit) to be healed of life's wounds. That makes us a pearl of great price to HIM and of great value to the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
Many people call themselves by His name, but it is the ones who let Him heal their wounds in life, who become pearls of great value to Him and the Kingdom of God.
Many people call themselves by His name, but it is the ones who let Him heal their wounds in life, who become pearls of great value to Him and the Kingdom of God.
In Matthew 13:45 Yeshua spoke of a merchant. Tracking back to the original language this is emporos. It has a specific meaning, it is not just some guy selling goods in a shop. Emporos is specifically referring to a merchant who goes on a long journey to acquire his goods.
Yeshua is relating to Himself as the seeker of pearls. Pearls are only found among those who bear wounds healed by God. These are those who have known "the fellowship of His suffering." These are the ones Yeshua is gathering for the Kingdom of Heaven. He is seeking those whose hurts have been healed, rendering them of great value to the Kingdom of Heaven. He gave everything He had to give to purchase these pearls of great price, that was paid on the Cross.
Yeshua is relating to Himself as the seeker of pearls. Pearls are only found among those who bear wounds healed by God. These are those who have known "the fellowship of His suffering." These are the ones Yeshua is gathering for the Kingdom of Heaven. He is seeking those whose hurts have been healed, rendering them of great value to the Kingdom of Heaven. He gave everything He had to give to purchase these pearls of great price, that was paid on the Cross.
Here is another place in scripture where we find pearls, and we have all heard of it: "the pearly gates." It is found in Revelation 12 where 12 gates of pearl are the entrance to the New Jerusalem.
Rev 12:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. 22 But I SAW NO TEMPLE IN THE CITY, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
There is no need for a temple in Jerusalem because in the New Jerusalem that comes down from heaven, we abide in the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. It is because Spirit is abiding in us — the only way we can become pearls of great price. We have to allow ALL of our wounds to be healed. We receive healing when we release every wound to God.
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