JULY 12

1 Corinthians 6:20

                       BOUGHT WITH A PRICE
If you go into a store and buy something you like, you pay for what you have bought. Jesus did something like that to pay up for our salvation - Jesus died so we may be saved. is was the price Jesus paid up to redeem us.

A few friends had gone fishing in the lake where they were not supposed to fish. They had thought that it was alright, but it wasn’t. They were caught. What they did was against the law and each of them had to pay a $100 fine.

They then gathered in Tony’s house to discuss the matter. John said, “I don’t even have $10, how am I going to pay the fine?” Not only John, but the others also couldn’t did not have the money. Tony’s father overheard their conversation and felt sorry for them, so he said, “I’ll pay your fines for you.”

John asked, “All of ours? Mine too?” “Yes, yours too,” he answered.

In a way, that’s like what Jesus did for all of us. He paid the fines we owe God for breaking His commandments. He didn’t pay money – He did much more; He gave His life. Jesus died for all. e “ fines” we owe God, which would be eternal punishment in hell, are all paid up. Since Jesus has done so much for us, we must be thankful, and obey Him. We must not do things to please ourselves but to please God.

Thought: What must you do to “repay” Jesus?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Jesus into the world to die for our sins. Help me to “repay” by being a good child of Yours. And to start, I must love You more. And that I may see from having a consistent quiet time and prayer life. So help me, God. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.