For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. 1 Corinthians 6:20
“These wounds were meant to purchase me. These drops of blood were shed to obtain me. I am not my own today. I belong to another. I have been bought with a price. And I will live every moment of this day so that the Great Purchaser of my soul will receive the full reward of His suffering.”
Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) as recounted in an online index of some of his sermons and statements. Zinzendorf was a German reformer and the bishop of the Moravian Church.
Why recount this quote from him today? Think with me for a moment about the work of “the Great Purchaser” and how it should shape our generosity.
Since Christ bought us with his blood – the greatest act of generosity – the Apostle Paul says we should glorify God in our bodies. This brings many questions into view. Do we live like we belong to Him? Do our lives render to Christ the full reward of His suffering? Do we bring God glory? Our generosity does not save us but points others to our Savior.
As this week draws to a close, sit with me in this idea for a minute: I am not my own today. I belong to Christ.
Brothers and Sisters, since Christ purchased us, owns us, saved us, gave us life, and showed us how to live it, let us in turn live, give, serve, and love every moment of our lives in such a way that the world may see God’s matchless generosity through us.