Merchants have made it easy for us to buy their products or services. We can use a credit or debit card by inserting it into a machine, swiping it through the machine, or simply tapping the card or phone on the machine. Of course, we can also pay cash or purchase the items online by using a card or payment service.
It has become so easy that we barely have to move in order to buy almost anything. Ah, but sooner or later we have to put up real money to cover the purchase. Real hard earned money must be deposited in our account or paid to the card.
What if we had to pay a price for our lives? How much is our life worth? Would we be able to pay in monthly installments? Or would it all come due at one time, perhaps when we turn 21? Who would we even pay? God declares that a cost must be paid for my life. He created each of us, but in our sin we have neglected to pay Him. Of course, we could not repay Him for our lives. There is no amount of money, good works, or even thanksgiving sufficient to repay God.
The good news is that God repaid our debt for us, by sacrificing His own Son. The mercy of God in the shed blood of His Son redeems us. I Corinthians 6:19-20 says, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
God gives us a couple important messages in these verses. First, God paid a precious price to redeem you and me, the sacrifice of His own Son. Of course,we can accept or deny this payment on our behalf. Rejecting God’s payment also rejects His redemption. Secondly, those of us who accept God’s gift of salvation also receive His power through the Holy Spirit living within us. Therefore we have the opportunity and responsibility to glorify Him with our lives. Please accept the redemption freely offered by God and begin to live in a way that honors Him.
Reluctant Retiree 