When we were young, it was fun to pick up coke bottles along
the road for extra money. They were all
glass back then and you could redeem them for cash. It didn’t take long to have
enough change to buy candy or some treasure at the store. Someone else’s throw
away was worth something if you took the time to find it and take it home.
Years later we find people collecting the old bottles that others had thrown
away. The bottles themselves are now the treasures that people display on
shelves in their homes.
The Lord says to you this morning, I know you have been
discarded. You feel as empty as an old bottle lying in the ditch. But you are a
treasure! And I have come to redeem you! I will not trade you in for gold or
silver, for you are worth far more than anything man values. But I will take
you and display you as a beautiful treasure for all to see in my Kingdom. Who is the one who has pronounced you worthless?
They do not know My Word. Who is the one who left you chipped and useless on
the road of life? They do not count your worth as I do!
Oh beloved, you are a treasure, you are a beautiful picture
of God’s redeeming love! Run to the One Who has bought you with a price and let
Him bandage your wounds and set you on the mountain top. He loves you, He’s for
you and His future for you is full of wonder as you live for Him. Lay aside the
hurts and the disappointments and worship the One Who is worthy of all your
praise!
I Corinthians 7:23a You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid
for by Christ];
Isaiah 63:9 In all
their suffering He also suffered, and He personally rescued them. In His love
and mercy He redeemed them. He lifted them up and carried them through all the
years.
I Peter 2:9 But you are not like that, for
you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own
possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for He called
you out of the darkness into His wonderful light.
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