I read an interesting story recently. It seems, some thieves broke into a jewelry store, but they didn’t steal anything; they simply rearranged the price tags. By doing this, they put a high price on things of little worth, and made cheap and irrelevant, the items of great value.
Jesus spoke of “weightier maters.” There are some things in the Christian’s life that take priority over others. The Church today has put gym class before math class. When you major on a minor, it’s not long before the lesser becomes the more important.
Many churches are trying to pass off a cheap piece of costume jewelry in place of the “Pearl of Great Price.” The Divine Christ has been devalued, and religious “things” have been elevated to the high-price bracket. No wonder many of our young people (along with their parents) are so shallow and superficial. They cast out the pearls, to be trampled under-foot by the swine; while indoors, they’re playing with their imitation jewelry.
Christ is the required Subject; everything else is electives.
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