What Cost?

Wisdom from Fellow Pilgrims

God loved us, and to prove it to us became human in order to become our brother in the flesh. He became poor, the poorest of the poor, in order to be able to include us all as his brothers (and sisters). He became a little child in order to be like children, even born, children from the slums.  God has loved us and has given all that he is and has.  The Father gave the Son, the Son gave His very self, the Holy Spirit became our habitual sanctifier.... How grateful I should be to this kind Savior!

~Peter Julian Eymard

How grateful indeed?!  This is titled "what cost" today because, when I read the above quote that IS the question that came to mind.  Over and over again, the reality of how God has spared nothing to return us to Himself.  He created us for a personal relationship with Himself and that was broken by selfish desire.


God has never changed in His desire for a personal relationship with each and every soul He's created since the beginning of time.  While I believe that God's heart breaks with every soul lost for eternity, I believe greater joy is expressed in the salvation of each soul.  The bible tells us that, "Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance." ~Luke 15:7


Don't we reach a whole different level of contentment, pleasure or satisfaction when difficult things are accomplished?  When goals are met and greater works and opportunities lay ahead, all things become better and greater!


God's word also tells us that, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." ~Ephesian 2:10 and "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.~Philippians 1:6


This journey has more to do with God's desire to set right everything that went wrong.  We can never be equal to God.  We can only because HE has made a way through Jesus Christ, be returned to a relationship with God that was intended from the beginning!  This journey is about allowing God to mold us into the image of Christ and in the process expose God's light to a dark, desperate and lost world.


Having given everything with the complete foreknowledge that so many would reject HIS provision and offer of restoration, God has still given HIS all and HIS Best.  So, should we give no less?  Should we even think of the cost to ourselves?  OR, should we throw our everything into being committed, sold out and of use to God for God's purposes alone?!


As always, the choice is ours.  God only asks that we accept, obey and trust in HIM!


Blessings & Peace
~Robert