Worth the Cost

Here I am again, on a car lot, looking at cars.   I know some people get excited about looking for cars -   but not me.  My husband and I disagree on what constitutes a "new" car.  I, being the practical one would prefer a good pre-owned vehicle.  My husband does not think a car is worthy unless it is brand new with a warranty.   Since my husband is the one that works, he got the brand new car.  I have been a little hostile at the new car.  Mind you it's a nice car.. pretty with some wonderful ammenities... but it also came with a price that doesn't really make me feel very good.   

Makes me think of what God did for us.  He paid a price.   For us.  One that we could never, ever

      affford to pay ourselves.

And though the price was steep... he knew that the final outcome...

     was well worth the price.

Our salvation was worth the price.    

    YOU were worth the price he paid.... I was worth the price.

He doesn't look back with any regrets....

     

I am so glad that the God of the universe....

     Lord of Heaven's Armies....

        is perfect in all things. 

I would have to say, that considering all my daily faults and mistakes...

     he probably overpaid somewhat for me...

Good thing he doesn't look at things the way we do.

He doesn't see us as losing our value once he's purchased us...

  we are worth the same today to him..

    that we were yesterday... and the same as the day we were born...

God... who created the universe... knows us... and he knows

    that the price that was paid....was priceless...

     but he sees us as his priceless creation

       and worth everything.

Thank you Father, that you see us... you know us... 

    the good.... the bad...the ugly...

         and not once do you look back with regret ....

But you look ahead to the future... 

    when your chldren have all joined you in heaven...

And we can lift our praise up to you...

       for all you have given to us.