During the
slavery days; certain slaves were offered for sale. As the auctioneer
announced the slaves, bidders tendered their prices and trading continued until
a tiny, slim and haggard looking young black girl was offered on the slab.
No one bid for her; ‘She’s no value for money.’
They said.
A rich young
man, gorgeously dressed raised his hands and declared, “I’ll buy her for 4,000 dollars.” The auctioneer kept on pressing, nobody
could offer more. Even the heftiest guy bought on that day was acquired for 175
dollars. “What a mere waste of good
money on a valueless thing!’ The bidders complained.
The gavel
came down; the slave girl was to be passed on to the rich man. The young
maid spat on the rich man, questioned, ‘Who
asked you to buy me … fool?’ The man wiped the spittle off his face
and went into the auctioneers’ inner office to settle his bill. They passed
on the girl to him as a property but instead he handed over the bill to her and
added, “That’s your freedom certificate …
you are now at liberty to go anywhere you feel like without feeling bound or
inferior to anyone in any way.”
The girl
broke down, wept uncontrollably. ‘You
mean you paid that huge amount to set me free?’ She asked. The man
about to mount his horse and ride away, the freed held his legs and declared, “If you can pay that much to set me free, I
won’t let go of you … wherever you’re going, I wanna go with you.” And so
she followed him.
Is that not
what Jesus did for you as well? He paid a price He didn’t owe to get you
a prize (freedom) you did not deserve. You are so full in God’s mind,
that’s why He’s mindful of you. If He’s your all-in-all, He’ll grant all
your heart’s desires.
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