The Buy Back

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for u. Romans 5:8

The boy knelt at the water’s edge and struggled to reach his sailboat. It was special to him because his father had helped create it. He followed the stream’s edge until the current swept the sailboat out of sight.

Several evening he returned in hope it had drifted ashore. One day he was surprised to see it displayed in a thrift-shop window. He rushed inside and explained, "That boat in the window’s mine. I want it back, … please."

"Sorry son, that boat belongs to me, now," said the clerk.

"But mister, my dad and me made that boat. I lost it in the stream … .”

"I believe you, son. But, if you want that boat you’ve got to buy it like anyone else."

The boy ran home, broke open his bank and took everything he had to the store where he bought his boat back.

We too are God’s creation. If we disregard his voice and drift from his counsel, Satan captures us and displays us in his trophy case. In spite of this, Christ ransomed us with his life at Calvary. We were God’s creation, but he willingly paid for our safe return.

Prayer; Dear Jesus, keep us within your safety that we may avoid unnecessary hardships.

Thought for the day
The closer we get to God, the more we realize our distance.

Prayer focus
Lukewarm Christians