Have you ever considered that God actually purchases things. Well it’s true, and when He does He pays the purchase price. Of course you guessed it, I’m talking about God buying us back as His possession.

As a young man growing up I was fashion conscious and no different to the other guys. You had to look your best and to impress the girls of course. Now I recall buying an expensive trendy green suit and this is where the story gets interesting, for I had to pawn or sell my suit.

Guess I was that typical young person searching for identity. Part of that process was travelling, but you can’t travel for too long without working. Eventually I ran out of money and as I mentioned I had to sell the suit I loved so much. The cash in hand was but temporary help!

Because my resources were so low I had to stay with a relative. This person was very kind to me. When he found out about my pawned suit he wanted to get it back for me. Taking my pawn ticket he paid the price for getting back the suit, he was in affect redeeming my suit.

God sent Jesus into our world to redeem us. It is God’s way of buying us back to himself. He is a close relative to us all and he was willing to pay the price in order to save us. The price he paid was his own blood.

As we live our Christian lives it is reassuring to know that we are legally God’s property. Our Heavenly Father now owns us because Jesus Christ paid the purchase price when he gave his life on the cross. To be owned by our Heavenly Father means we have someone who loves us and will now look after as His own child. We are, HIS CHILDREN!

Ref. Heb. 9:12 NIV