Redemption

by David George

Once a few years ago my father bought a van to carry his grandkids around in. He bought a 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette that was in pretty good condition. It just had a few quirks that needed to be worked on. For instance, the windshield leaked water in one spot when it rained because of a bad seal and some rust. The brakes needed some work and the automatic door opener on the passenger side wasn’t working properly. So he set to getting it all fixed up and all the quirks worked out.

Well as would be expected, this process started to cost more than he anticipated and a few more quirks surfaced. So while he was driving the van back to the auto body shop for the 2nd or 3rd time to finally get the windshield sealed he started to gripe to God. “What did I get into God?” he said. “This is a lot more than I was hoping to spend fixing this van up.” God responded to him with a single comment: “Redemption is costly, isn’t it?” Needless to say he got the point and the griping ceased.

What I find amazing is how willing God was to pay the price of redemption for us, but how unwilling we are to pay the price of redemption for smaller things in our lives. How much will it cost you to redeem a friendship? How about your marriage? It will be worth it.