May 27, 2008

“I’d sell off the whole world to get you back, trade the creation just for you.” Isaiah 43:4 The Message

How much did you cost…?

  Jesus knows you. You are everything to Him. Creation…? Whole-world…? Name-bearing …?  You were traded for more than all creation. You were bought for way more than all creation. You are personally wanted and formed … glory formed … glory traded … glory claimed. Everything about you is personal with the Glory One. He knows where to find you … where you get lost or distracted … where you stumble or sometimes hide. Jesus never wavered about the cost of you. You may wonder … You may doubt at times …. You may even try to find your own way through all the mess in and around your life. But … Jesus is not giving up on you. Redeemed … Called ... these are life-changing … life-directing … life-filling words of truth and grace. God wants you back … living as an image-bearer of His redeeming love. His life makes your life worth it! You cost a lot … a whole-world … creation-trading cross.  It only takes a moment to be reminded, be renewed, and be restored in the unique identity of who you are in Jesus Christ: It only takes a moment …

“I want them back, every last one who bears my name, every man, woman, and child, Whom I created for my glory, yes, personally formed and made each one.” Isaiah 43:7 The Message

Ken Chester: In His Grip is sent M-F to Unbelievably Traded Followers of Jesus and friends of Priority One (P1F.org)