I was thinking yesterday during church (dangerous, I know) and
I was thinking about the holiness and greatness of God, and the sinfulness of
mankind, and the price He paid for our redemption, and I couldn't help but
wonder if it was worth it for him. Did He get what He paid for? Was a
relationship with us that important to Him, and why? Was He lacking communion
and relationship and needed some more friends? I don't think so. There was
perfect love and intimacy within the Trinity. God was not lacking anything. So
what was He seeking to gain in us?
After all, we don't give Him the praise
He really deserves. We praise Him as much as we can, but it's not as pure and
perfect as He deserves, and our praise lacks in understanding of Who He is. We
don't obey Him like we should. Sometimes we don't even try. And the relationship
He died so that we could have with Him? Well, too many times we put it last on
our list of priorites if we even spend time with Him at all. When I look at how
we fail so many times to be what He has called us to be, I do wonder if it was
worth it for him. Of course He would have known that, so why did He still
bother?
While I was pondering these questions, I felt God speaking to my
spirit. He said, "I died because I loved you. I didn't die for what I could get
out of it." Wow. He gave more than what He expected in return? Unconditional
love. The return on the investment seemed rather poor to me, but it wasn't an
investment--it was a gift. God doesn't value us because of what use we can be
for Him, but because we are His precious creation and He made us in His image.
He is so good.
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