God purchased you with his Son’s blood!
You know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, not with things that pass away, such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ… (1 Peter 1:18-19)
What is the one thing in your life you cannot go without? Now imagine it is taken from you. What are you willing to give up? We are willing to give up almost everything to get that most precious prized possession back. Would you be as willing to give up everything for the bag of garbage you have just thrown out? Obviously, no way! That would make absolutely no sense.
Now think about the way of life without Jesus. Peter describes it as “empty.” The reason all humans are born into an empty way of life can be traced back to not only our forefather, but to the first father, Adam.
Every child born from Adam is born to an empty way of life of sin. We see it in our lives every day. We sin and show the emptiness of holiness in our own selves. We would like to purchase ourselves out of this empty way of life, but God’s payment is not a matter of silver and gold. He demands perfect blood to buy us out of our empty way of life.
Since we could not pay that price, our Father chose to pay for us with his Son’s holy precious blood. That is how much you mean to him. Even though our sins made us garbage fit for the dumpster fire, God chose to buy us with his Son’s blood.
Whenever you think you are not worth anything, remember the price God was willing to pay for you! You are now destined to live in the glory of heaven with our God. You do not have to do a thing. God has done it for you. Jesus’ resurrection proves the payment was enough for you. God is not about to let you go. You mean too much to him.
Prayer: Our good and gracious God and Father! We cannot begin to fathom the love you have for us. We are eternally grateful that you purchased us with your Son’s blood. Let us remain in him as we wait for Jesus to return and bring us home! In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!