You were bought at a price. I Corinthians 6:20a
Have you ever saved up your money to purchase something that was very valuable and precious? Whatever that item was, you treated it with great care and held it in high regard. You make sure nothing bad happens to it, protecting it from all harm and danger. God feels the same way about us. The first part of I Corinthians 6:20 informs us that we were bought at a price. There are moments in our life that we feel God is dealing us a rough hand. We are under the attack of the enemy, notheing seems to be going our way, and it is as if our prayers are hitting the ceiling only to go un-answered. Always remember that God bought us with a price. Just as we take care of our prized possessions that we save up for and buy, God does the same for us. It is just that He is Sovereign and can see how our current difficulties come together to make us stronger and lead to our future success. Life is hard and we will have trials. Jesus said we would have them, but also know that we were purchased by His precious blood. God would not do anything to damage His most prized possession. Everything that He does and allows to happen, He does so in order to strengthen us and make us better.
Father, God, help us to remember that You purchased each of us when you gave Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. We are your prized possession, and the apple of your eye. Every trial that we encounter comes to make us strong. Nothing that you allow to come upon us will hinder us from reaching our full potential. Thank You for giving us the grace we need to endure every trial, let us never forget that everything You do for us, You do out of love. In Jesus name, Amen.
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Amen Jess!
ReplyDeleteThis made me think about quite a lot of things. Not just the security of my indentiy and worth in the eyes of God, but also about the fact that this is the same way he looks at all of us and reinforces that Christ's death and ressurection is not a "to be glossed-over" act.
I know its hard to fully fathom its significance (and many theologians would argue that its unfathomable) but in a way reflects the nearness and farness of God. By His death and ressurection God is asking on the one hand - "Do you really want to know me? Fine, I will remove any barrier possible," Yet declaring "while valuable, this is free, but the nature is that you belong to me". Sorry, treading on theological grounds but it is kinda awe inspiring to know you are not a meaningless peon to God, you are the apple of his eye and he loves you enough to hold you accountable to it and perfect you.