Another Word For Encouragement: FREEDOM

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1Peter 2:9

I'm reading about how some items have been sold at ridiculously high prices just because they belong to famous people.  For example: Napoleons toothbrush sold for $21,000  Hitlers car $150,000  Jackie Kennedy Onassis fake  pearls sold for $211,500 and JFK's wooden golf clubs sold for $772,500.  These sold not because they had any real value in themselves.  It was only because of who owned them that makes them valuable.

Here is something that you and I should always remember; we belong to God

So because we belong to God we are of great worth and value.  That means we have great dignity, worth, grace, glory and I could go on.  

There is a purpose on your life because of God's ownership of you, does  that surprise you?  It shouldn't because the value He places on you comes from the sacrifice of His own Son Jesus Christ.  It was for you that He died and rose again.  The love and grace He lavishes on you is beyond your imagination.  You should feel so secure and have a sense of joy unspeakable because of Him.

Have you ever wanted to be in an exclusive relationship?  Well here it is, here it has been all along, with the Creator Himself.  He exclusively looks after you, cares for you and loves you.  All because of his mercy and grace.  Do you feel like you don't deserve it?  Well neither do I but that doesn't change the fact that it is there and so we shouldn't feel any guilt anymore.  You are set free.

Charles Swindoll: "Be who you are.  Give yourself the o.k. to break the mold and exercise your God-given freedom.  God, in grace, has purchased you from bondage.  Christ has literally set you free."