Bought At A Price

"All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.
We have left God’s paths to follow our own."

[Isaiah 53:6]

Every single one of us, men and women alike, old and young.

Have all strayed away and followed our ways to build our own kingdom in this world.

We have all tried tirelessly to build our pride, fame, glory and all this world can offer us.

And we have all forgotten about the perfect sacrifice made for us 2000 years ago.

Men have disembarked their journey of faith and live in guilt, pain, regrets, suffering.

Many raised idols in their heart and worship the things of this very world.

Some continue to live in agonizing defeat, dwelling in past mistakes.

And some, never hear the truth about the perfect sacrifice,
The perfect sacrifice that has already laid its foundation for them.

Many, have embarked on a mission to fulfill their own self desires.

And some, are blinded by the lies of men which binds them from the truth they seek.

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"

[Romans 3:23]

"The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken."

[Genesis 3:22-23]

And men, was separated from God.

Our sinful desires has consumed us, and we began to live for our own mortality.

Years and years passed with more and more people living hopelessly.

Their eyes are open, but they never see.

Their hears are attentive, but they never hear.

The world that God originally created for all mankind, crushed at His very own eyes.

Men became evil, men became impure, men became selfish.

And just at the very moment when God was about to wipe out all of mankind,
His tears fell to the earth.

His never ending love, gave us mercy, grace and compassion.

He decides to save us once again, to restore us to Him regardless of how evil we are.

God, sent Christ for us.

The Perfect Sacrifice that laid its foundation for all of mankind.

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

[Romans 5:8]

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

[John 3:16]

Why do God loves us so much?

So much that He is willing to sacrifice His Son for all of mankind?

We deserved none of it, and deserved no part in His kingdom.

We were all heading to our destruction, perishing a little by little with every step.

But God's love - Is beyond our comprehension.

He loves us so much, that He will do everything He can in His power to save us.

And with all the darkness, evil, corruptness, and impurity we have in our heart,

Christ made His journey to our world.
He carried the weight of the world on His shoulder.

Tempered with iron nails on the cross, and a crown of thorns on His head,
 God's tears fell onto the earth again as He watched His Son die for us.

And when Christ was raised to life.

It was done.

Everything that was lost, has now been restored.

There was no way, but God made a way.

"But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him."

[Luke 15:20]

It is with great pain and sacrifice, that all these were done for us.

God laid the foundation of salvation for the entire world.

That who now believes in Him, will be saved.

"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

[Romans 10:9]

Now our mission is to persevere towards the coming home.

That means since God has saved us, we have to live pursuing Him.

For all that He has done, all He asks of us is to come back to Him.

And it is our call of duty to repent, and stop living in our own darkness.

Because if we continue to live in darkness, we will die in our own flesh.

"Because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth."

[Revelation 3:16]

God sees your heart.

He sees every thing you do behind closed doors and in the open.

He sees the motives you carry out with every schemes you make.

And He is here today, to tell you that He cares for you.

No matter what you've done in the past, He will restore.

No matter how weary your soul is, He will sustain.

But you need to repent, and make that decision to pursue Him.

You may struggle, you may make mistakes, and you may stumble often at times.

But what Christ did on the cross 2000 years ago,

It is enough to save you from all your sins and all the sins you will ever commit.

And all He asks of you is to honor Him with your life and love Him with all your heart.

He has chosen you to be a light to the world for Him.

Lifted out of the ashes, you have been found in the aftermath of His grace and mercy.

Perhaps it's time to step up for God this very moment.

Because you know that He's with you every step of the way.

And His love will light the way for you.

So persevere and wait for the coming home, and do not be caught off guard.

Let us stand in the foundation of Truth and lift one another up.

And let us go beyond religion and the call of duty to live a true, pure and selfless life.

"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."

[Revelation 16:15]

"You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."
[1 Corinthians 6:20]

- Lifted out of the ashes, we are found in the aftermath -