Purchased In Good Faith

You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price.

1^st Corinthians 6:19b-20a

As I look for our next home, I realize our life as Christians is like a certain real estate law. In real estate, there is a provision on certain properties that are purchased in good faith. They are paid in full, but if they are not developed to be what they were purchased to be in the time allotted, the purchase price is forfeited, and the property reverts back to the former owner.

When Christ was hanging on the cross, right before He died, He said, "It is finished." The price was paid and we were redeemed from satan. Undeveloped, not yet what we were purposed to be, but the price was paid in full.

What did “It is finished” mean? Did it mean everything is fine – no more problems – no issues from then on? Obviously not. What it meant was that Christ paid in full the required price of purchase. The rest is up to us. The price has been paid, but we decide if we will take advantage of the purchase. The Buyer is willing to work with us to develop the “purchased property” because we were purchased in good faith. Will we develop in good faith…or we will allow ownership to revert back to satan?

Prayer:

Father,

         Thank You for paying the price to redeem us from our sin. Thank you for providing all we need in order to develop the measure of faith that You have given to each of us. Help us do so, in Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.