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PURCHASED WITH A GREAT PRICE
LORD’S DAY, AUGUST 7
1 Peter 1:17-21

Isaiah 53:1-6

 

“Give me understanding,

and I shall keep thy law…”

 

PURCHASED WITH A GREAT PRICE
 
Throughout Scripture, we are taught that salvation is not conditioned on anything we do ourselves, but is absolutely free and without merit on our part. But Scripture always insists that the true believer must live in obedience.
 
We are reminded that the God whom we serve is the eternal Judge. His judgments are without favour and are according to absolute truth. The eye of God is on all the earth and we should live with this in mind. Our reverent trust and respect for the sovereign God is an important step to a life of obedience. To call God our Father and live in disobedience to His commands brings dishonour to His name. Once again in 1 Peter 1:17, the subject of our being strangers and pilgrims is brought up. We are reminded that in order to live in obedience to God we must never become comfortable or be at home in this sinful world.
 
God’s love for us was expressed in the great price paid for our salvation. Silver and gold, the richness of earth, are all worthless compared to the gift of salvation. Our salvation was purchased by the only acceptable sacrifice: the life blood of Jesus Christ, the spotless Lamb of God. So great is God’s eternal love for us that He planned our way of escape from the penalty of sin through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ before we even existed. The death, resurrection and exaltation of Christ have given us a relationship with God that would have otherwise not been possible. We live each day free from the penalty of sin and on our way to heaven. But we also live each day under the watchful eye of that perfect Judge who made our salvation possible. We should ask ourselves daily: What does our loving heavenly Father see as He observes our lives? Does He see obedience that testifies of the priceless salvation provided for us, or does He see disobedience that brings shame on His holy name?
 
THOUGHT: What is the only acceptable price for our salvation?
PRAYER: May I, Father, as a true Christian pilgrim, never feel at home in this sinful world.

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