Purchased

Agorazo is the Greek word for bought, purchased, redeemed. It is especially meaningful to me because it is a constant reminder that I am not my own. I have been bought with a price: the blood of Jesus. For me personally, it has a twofold meaning. First, I am a slave of Christ. So many times in our American culture we get caught up on our rights and freedoms. But if we are truly in Christ then we have no rights, we have no freedom but the freedom that we have in Christ. As a slave, we waive our rights. Secondly, (more personally) it proves the unmistakable love of God. That he loved me so much that He actually bought me with His own blood. I am reminded of the story of Gomer and Hosea where Hosea purchased Gomer (his wife) with everything he owned because she left and became a prostitute. That to me is the perfect picture of what Christ has done on the cross.