Who will be like the man who was searching for a pearl of great price? When he found this pearl, in excitement, he sold everything he had to purchase it.
There are many people who are searching for this pearl of great price. People want something that is worth living for. People want something that they will enjoy so much, becoming their object of affection. People are searching for this 'pearl of great price' in bars, in malls, in relationships, in school, in work. . . people are looking for a cause to devote themselves to, and that will in return satisfy them to no end.
There are some who have found this 'pearl of great price', but they are unsure about buying it. They stare at this pearl, hesitating to sell all they have, so that they may own it. They do not possess this pearl, and their relationship with this object, only exists in the exterior. But there is a difference between purchasing and admiring.
But, who will be like the man, who in passion and love sold all he had to make this pearl his? He was not satisfied to just visit and look at the pearl, admiring it. He had to have it, and so desperate was he to own this treasure, that he got rid of anything else that was dear to him. He needed the pearl to be his; to hold it and be captivated by it's beauty.
I believe that God longs for us to know Him intimately. God was so desperate for a relationship with us, that He gave His own son to be a perfect sacrifice. Sometimes out of desperation, we take things,and sometimes we give. There is a desperation about a man who sells all he has so that he can have this pearl.
What if that was the cry of our hearts to God? " I must know you, God! I don't want to just know about you!" A desperation to not just admire the things of God from afar, but to be so deeply entwined with His heart. Let's fall so in love with Jesus that we will do anything for Him. Let's get so lost in His love that operating in anything else but His love, becomes foreign to us. Allow yourself to become obsessed with having Him, just like the buyer of the pearl, for God is our 'pearl of great price.'

Matthew 13:45-46

     A thought-provoking question that I have heard come up several times is "what will happen to the people who haven't heard about Jesus?" The same question in different words: if a person has never heard of Jesus and dies will he go to Hell?
 It seems an uncomfortable question amongst Christians, because we have difficulty agreeing that God is in His great, unfathomable love, would discard people to Hell, despite them even having no knowledge of a saviour Jesus.
We are disturbed by how God may handle the souls of the 'unreached'. We question Him, and wonder what He's going to do.
I think what is most disturbing about this question "what will happen to the people who have never heard of Jesus?" is that the topic of discussion even exists. That we even have to argue with each other about what will happen to the people who we didn't offer salvation to, is absurd.
This question is only further evidence that many of us are not in love with Jesus, for if we were, there would not be millions dying without ever hearing the gospel. The debates about 'the heathen' wouldn't exist, and we wouldn't just be pretending to be concerned.
We question God and His actions and character, instead of ourselves, in light of the great commission. We question God's love for the 'damned' and not our own.We put the pressure on God and debate with each other about 'what He's gonna do about it'.God has told us what He wants us to do, and what will make us happy.
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20
The early church who didn't even have the New Testament, took Jesus' words to heart.
Then Paul placed his hands on them. The Holy Spirit was given to them, and they spoke unknown languages and prophesied.There were about twelve men in this group.For three months Paul went to the Jewish meeting place and talked bravely with the people about God's kingdom. He tried to win them over, 9but some of them were stubborn and refused to believe. In front of everyone they said terrible things about God's Way. Paul left and took the followers with him to the lecture hall of Tyrannus. He spoke there every day for two years, until every Jew and Gentile in Asia had heard the Lord's message. Acts 19:6-10
It is no wonder why Paul didn't explain more clearly what would happen to the people who have never even heard the name of Jesus. The apostle, who laboured to bring Jesus to Rome and Asia minor; and was shipwrecked, beaten and laughed at, living and eventually dying to win souls to Christ; probably never imagined that two-thousand years later, two-thirds of the world would still be unreached. He might not have realized that today, Christians would be 'Christians' in name only.
I would like to end with a famous quote by Charles Spurgeon.
Answering a student’s question, ‘Will the heathen who have not heard the Gospel be saved?’ thus, ‘It is more a question with me whether we, who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not, can be saved.’”- C.H. Spurgeon.

There is hope. Will we fall in love with Jesus, and give our heart to Him, joyfully leaving behind our comforts and pleasures for the millions who suffer daily without the gospel?