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Priceless Offering of Jesus by Brian Sims

In a world where we hear sayings such as “Nothing in this life is free,” it is sometimes hard to imagine anything ever being priceless. Things such as happiness, love, and time can all be considered priceless. However, in a flawed and sinful world, even those “priceless” things can be tainted with the wrong perspective. How can a tainted mindset affect the way we view the offering of Christ?

On this walk of faith, we can sometimes tell ourselves that we have to earn the free gift of salvation. If we lack in our prayer time, neglect to read our Bibles, or commit sins we promised God we would repent for, we feel like we are not worthy of His sacrifice. The Word of God lets us know that Jesus Christ was wounded for our healing, and He was bruised for our transgressions (Isaiah 53:5). He hung from the cross because there was no way we could pay for our sins ourselves.

Understanding the love that God has for us can oftentimes be hard to imagine. Although we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). He experienced excruciating pain on the cross while living a life perfectly within the will of God. His act of love and compassion on that day can never be repaid by any of our good works that we attempt to do. In the midst of being mocked, spit on, and ultimately killed, Christ promised to rise on the third day to ultimately defeat death (Mark 10:34). What then should be our responsibility to honor the priceless offering that Jesus paid for our transgressions?

God loves us so much that He sent His only begotten Son to die for the sins of mankind (John 3:16). With the power to take Himself down from the cross at any moment, He continued to endure the suffering for our sake. How can we repay Him? What did we do to deserve this unfailing love? The beautiful thing about the God we serve is that there is nothing that He asks us to pay. He asks us to submit to His will and to love Him with all of our heart, mind, body, and strength (Mark 12:30).

We are blessed to be in the position that we are in. Despite living in a world where everything is transactional, we serve a God that paid it all despite our shortcomings. Jesus’ final words on the cross, “It is finished,” give us the hope and faith that we need to motivate us in our lives to never forget the offering that was paid for all of mankind (John 19:30).

Prayer:

Father God, we thank You for this day. We thank You for the priceless offering that You paid for our sins on the cross. We pray and ask for forgiveness of all of our sins. Give us the strength to hold fast to Your words in the midst of this evil world. We give our lives to You. We love You, Lord. We ask all of these things, in Jesus' name we pray, Amen.