Why TreasureField Worship?

In Matthew 13:44, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven to His disciples with a parable. He said it was like a man who had found treasure hidden in a field but covered it up and, in his joy, went and sold all he had and purchased the field. It's a simple story with a profound meaning for all who call themselves Christians. If we are blessed enough to find this "treasure," the kingdom of heaven, then it is worth everything we have (i.e., our old life), and we should consider it a joy to make the trade.

This parable, like the one Jesus followed it with about a pearl of great price, points to the fact that the kingdom of heaven beckons the believer to go "all in" with no plan B - sold out - an actual "burn the boats" kind of turning point in life. If that's a picture of the Christian life, then why should our worship be any different? Should we not be all in when we praise our King and Savior in song?

One of the best biblical examples of a passionate worshipper was King David. Far from the masses with their hands in their pockets going through the motions in many of today's churches, David leaped and danced before the Lord. In 2 Samuel 6:20, David's wife, Michael, having despised him for this passionate display, told the king he had dishonored himself. His response, "It was before the Lord who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the Lord - AND I WILL CELEBRATE BEFORE THE LORD." (2 Samuel 6:21) In other words, I wasn't dancing for you, dear - it was about the Lord!

It is clear that God is passionate toward us and expects the same in return. Read Revelation 3:16, and you'll understand that God would rather see us as ice cold to him than lukewarm - anything but lukewarm! Let that sink in. Was Jesus not all in for us when the sinless Lamb of God hung naked on a public tree of execution, shamefully lifted up in a manner reserved for criminals, as a sin-bearing spectacle for all to gaze upon? If He allowed himself to be lifted up like that for us, then He deserves no less than for us to lift our praises, our voices, our hands, and our hearts to him in sincere and fervent praise.

In short, we chose the name TreasureField Worship to reflect the type of worship our incredible Savior deserves. As the great hymn writer Issac Watts so skillfully penned more than 300 years ago, "Love so amazing, so divine demands my soul, my life, my all."