Praise the Lord!
" Christ Jesus , who gave Himself as a ransom f or all ...”
(I Timothy 2:6)
In one of the books I studied recently, the incident that
happened at the time of Cyrus, King of Persia was quoted. Cyrus after a famous
victory, took prisoner a noble prince, along with his wife and children. When
they were brought into Cyrus’ presence, he said to the prince, "What will
you give me to set you at liberty?" The prince replied, "I will give
you half that I possess." Cyrus exclaimed, "And what will you give me
if I release your children?" The prince answered, "I will give you
all that I possess." Cyrus questioned him still further, saying, "But
what will you give me if I set your wife at liberty?" Now the wife of the
prince was very good and beautiful, and her husband fondly loved her; and
looking upon her, he replied, "If you will restore my wife to liberty I
will lay down my life." Cyrus, won by the true nobility of the sacrifice
offered by that devoted man, immediately set them at liberty without any
recompense whatever. That evening, when the prince and his wife were rejoicing
together over their freedom, he said, "Did you not think Cyrus a very
handsome man?" His wife replied, "I did not notice him sufficiently
well to tell." The prince exclaimed, "Why, where were your
eyes?" She said, "I had eyes only for him who said he would lay down
his life for me.”
Dear friends, we may marvel at the genuine and the
uncompromising love the prince had for his dear wife, but greater is the love
the Lord Jesus has for every one of us. He is the eternal Bridegroom of our
soul. He laid down His life for us though we are unworthy. We had been
unfaithful to Him in many ways, yet He did not abandon us. He has broken the
chains of our sins and has delivered us from the prison of spiritual death. Are
we faithful to Him? Are our eyes focused only on Him? Or do we get attracted by
the world and its vanities and run behind them? Let us never be disloyal to our
Beloved Lord who redeemed us by His precious blood.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, How great is your love for me! I am not worthy to
receive your mercy and kindness, yet you gave your own life to redeem me. Let
my eyes be always focused on you. Let me love you always. Let me not run behind
worldly vanities, for you are my eternal Bridegroom. Amen.
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