Wanted
By Sarah Kosanke
“Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn't, and doesn't, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.”
Romans 5:6-8 (MSG)
By Sarah Kosanke
“Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn't, and doesn't, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.”
Romans 5:6-8 (MSG)
Do you have something in your life that hangs you up? Maybe it’s a mistake that the devil doesn't let you forget, even when it’s long forgiven and forgotten by God? How about an old pattern of sin in your life that you thought you'd outgrown? Until, that is, it comes back as a painful reminder of “guess you’re not as mature as you thought!” It really does get a girl feeling pretty down.
The last few days I've been thinking about how useless I am to God...and, in reality, I am. Surprising concept to grasp, but we are not needed by Him, nor is He dependent on us. We’re not His little sidekicks whom He desperately needs to valiantly fight the enemy and ruin life as we know it. That is a depressing thought because I want to help God fight evil, I want to stomp Satan back to the fiery pits of hell where he belongs. But God has something better in mind for us. He doesn’t need us, He wants us.
To be wanted is a much better feeling then to be needed. I will admit, though, I like being needed. Sometimes, when I have a skill or knowledge that only I can bring to the table, you better believe it pumps my ego to use it and show it off. But I've got nothing to show off to God. He's seen it all, He designed such skills and nothing compares to His skill levels and knowledge.
Romans 5:6-8 says it beautifully. While we were of no use to God, He put His love on the line for the worthless. He put His Son on the line to make you and me worth something He could be around. Not because He needed us...no...He wants us! He wants you regardless of what you've done in your life, or what you could ever possibly do. He is pursuing you because you are special to Him!
GOING DEEPER:
1. Do you struggle to believe that God wants you, not for something you've done, but just because He loves you? Talk with Him today about your unbelief.
FURTHER READING:
Romans 7:7-25, Jeremiah 15:19
Sarah is a single young lady who is in
school to become a registered nurse.
When she is not busy at clinical or studying for her next exam, she
teaches Sunday school for the 5th and 6th grade girls at
Oakwood Church.
