This was a story I heard one Sunday at LifeChurch. Paraphrased.
There was once a boy who made a toy boat. With his little hands, he gathered some woods and sticks from their backyard and he assembled them together. He even etched his initials at the surface of the boat. He played with the toy boat at the river near their house. He followed it while it ran through the water's current. He showed it to his friends and proudly declared it was made by him.
One day while he was playing at the river, the toy boat was carried by the strong current. He ran after the toy boat...but it was too late. The toy boat was now nowhere to be found. He became so sad.
Sometime later, he went to the market. To his surprise, he saw his toy boat inside one of the stores. He asked the store owner to give him the toy boat since it was his. But the store owner refused. The boy had no choice but to buy the toy boat.
He went to different houses to work so that he can earn money. He babysit, he trimmed lawns, and did errands...until he has earned enough money to buy the toy boat.
He went to the store again and bought the toy boat. When he had taken hold of it, he hugged it tight and said, "I will never let you away from me again. I had you twice. First, I made you. Now, I bought you."
It is the same with God. He made us...we were lost....and He bought us with a price. That is how much He loves us. That is how much He loves you.
There was once a boy who made a toy boat. With his little hands, he gathered some woods and sticks from their backyard and he assembled them together. He even etched his initials at the surface of the boat. He played with the toy boat at the river near their house. He followed it while it ran through the water's current. He showed it to his friends and proudly declared it was made by him.
One day while he was playing at the river, the toy boat was carried by the strong current. He ran after the toy boat...but it was too late. The toy boat was now nowhere to be found. He became so sad.
Sometime later, he went to the market. To his surprise, he saw his toy boat inside one of the stores. He asked the store owner to give him the toy boat since it was his. But the store owner refused. The boy had no choice but to buy the toy boat.
He went to different houses to work so that he can earn money. He babysit, he trimmed lawns, and did errands...until he has earned enough money to buy the toy boat.
He went to the store again and bought the toy boat. When he had taken hold of it, he hugged it tight and said, "I will never let you away from me again. I had you twice. First, I made you. Now, I bought you."
It is the same with God. He made us...we were lost....and He bought us with a price. That is how much He loves us. That is how much He loves you.
"We love because he first loved us. " +1 John 4:19+
It's my fave verse :D Love it jen. I'll keep this story in mind.
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