1 Corinthians 6:20 “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
DAILY READING; John 1:1-18; 1 Chronicles 5-6; Zephaniah 2
Hanging in a museum in Munich is a painting titled ‘Ecce Homo’ or “Behold the Man”.
It is the work of a 16th century Italian artist named Domenica Feti, who was known for painting moving Biblical scenes.
His painting “Behold the Man” showed Jesus after he had been sentenced, scourged and presented to the crowd by Pontus Pilate. In this painting, Jesus wears the crown of thorns, with Blood dripping on his face and His hands rest on a block etched with these words in Latin: ‘This have I done for you; now what will you do for Me?’
Domenica Feti’s painting and the powerful question it posed has radically transformed lives over the centuries.
One of those deeply affected was the great hymnist, Francis Havergal,
After seeing the painting of “Behold the Man”, she was moved to pen the words to the beautiful hymn “I Gave My Life For Thee.”
Another person impacted by the painting was the German nobleman Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf who thought he was committed to Christ because he had been raised in a strong Christian home.
At age 19, while on a tour of Europe, he visited an art gallery on May 20, 1719, and saw the somber painting of “Behold the Man”. The question it posed, so stunned and convicted Zinzendorf that right there in that art gallery, Zinzendorf dedicated the rest of his life to the service of Christ. As a result, he led the moravian Church movement that sent missionaries to many nations of the world.
After considering all Christ has done for us, we need to ask ourselves, what are we doing for Him?
Psalms 116:12-14 [NLT] says ‘What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the LORD’s name for saving me. I will keep my promises to the LORD in the presence of all his people.’
We can never thank Christ enough for our salvation. Expression of our deep gratitude is to live to continually bring glory to Him. We have been chosen, delivered, anointed and sanctified to show forth His praises to the world.
1 Peter 2:9 says “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”
We have been bought with the price of Blood to live to please God.
This means we are no longer living for ourselves and cannot afford to do whatever we like.
1 Corinthians 6:20 says ” For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”
Also 1 Corinthians 7:23 says “Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
Having been purchased by God, we are no longer to be men-pleasers, but to be God-pleasers.
We have to live in the consciousness that we are God’s property.
And we are to bring glory to Him by living a life of holiness, power, victory and dominion, which is what Christ died to purchase for us at Calvary.
Let us receive the grace today to indeed live a life worthy of the great price paid in Christ’s Blood to purchase us..
PRAYER: Lord, Please help me to conform my life to Your Word and to begin to manifest the benefits of redemption in my life so that I can bring glory to You always in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
You will never need more than God to experience the impossible in life. – WORDBITE 222
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