Because you’re worth it!
‘Is it really worth it?’ I’ve been asked this question every time I buy a book. With e-books being available, hardcopy seems almost redundant. Not to me though. Never will. I love to hold a book in my hand. It becomes an extension of myself. During social gatherings, it becomes like my invisibility cloak. I hold onto it tightly, bury my face into it, and escape the room full of people’s gazes to get lost into a world unknown. Recently, I was asked if I would like to be gifted a Kindle. Though I said a hard no, I couldn’t help but think later about how much money I’d save if I got the device. I would also not have to worry about reading in the dark. All these pros and cons of a Kindle kept running through my mind. I realized I could have a device and still buy a book if I really, really wanted one. I also realized something important. It doesn’t take much for us to move on these days. Weigh the pros and cons, and no matter how much sentimental value we ascribe to something or even someone, we’ll move on to the “new” if it seems better.
God created the world and the first humans in it. Adam and Eve who disobeyed God and sinned. How easy would it have been to move on to the new in the case of creation? Adam and Eve messed up. Snap! Dead. Create a new pair of humans who obey God. Or even when the Israelites (a nation chosen by God to do His will according to the Bible) tested God’s patience for 40 years in the wilderness. Imagine God, who is slow to anger, says they’ve ‘tested and tried me’. How easy would it have been to forget Israel and choose another nation as His own?
In my opinion I have always been baffled by the story of salvation. God came in the flesh as Jesus Christ and lived a righteous life, only to die on the cross for our sins. He defeated sin and death through a perfect sacrifice, Himself. Are we worth all this trouble? All our best work added together cannot hold a candle to the fact that Jesus who never sinned died in our place while we were still sinners. Why didn’t God just move on?
I guess there is a reason why Christians are called Believers. And what is it exactly that we believe? That God loves us, He loves us so much that He couldn’t just move on. He wanted us back. To be with Him eternity to eternity, dwelling in His presence, experiencing His love, and be filled with joy. Was I worth it? I don’t know. Am I worth something? Yes. Look at the cross, my worth is in Christ.
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