Chocolate Chip Musing

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July 8, 2016

How much
would you pay for a bag of chocolate chips?
What is it worth to you? Well, l
I guess that would depend. Can you get the
chocolate chips cheaper somewhere else? Can
you even find them somewhere else? Do you even like chocolate chips? Do you need them in the near future for
dessert you are baking?

Living
overseas chocolate chips are like gold. They
are either hard to find or non-existent.
Most of the time, I bring the chocolate chips in my luggage. This time, our luggage was full. I also
didn’t want to take the chance of them getting here as one big melted glob of
chocolate. Not to worry, I found this
bag of chocolate chips at the grocery store.

As you can
see I paid way too much for my chocolate chips. Then again it is a big bag of chocolate
chips, and it was the last bag on the shelf.
Did I need those chocolate chips?
Yes, and no. Technically the
answer is no. Chocolate chips are an
extra, an extravagance, but buying those chocolate chips did help me bring a
little sweetness to our family’s lives.
Over the next few months, this bag will continue to contribute to our
dessert menu. This time it was worth
it. This bag is making it easier for me
to entertain plus what lady doesn’t need a little chocolate now and then.

As I was
dealing with some insecurity issues this week, I am glad that God thought I was
worth it. He thought you were worth it
too. He didn’t debate whether we cost too much or if he could get a better deal
somewhere else. From the outside, I wouldn’t have thought I was worth it. I seem to get myself in one mess or another. This last week, I was on the grouchy side
way too much. I am a sinner as are
you. But our worth isn’t about us, it is about the
price he paid.

In Romans
8:5, Paul tells us that while we were yet sinners, God demonstrated his love
for us by sending Jesus to die for our sins.
Peter tells us that we “were not redeemed with corruptible things, like
silver or gold … but with the precious blood of Christ.” (I Pet 2:181,19) Jesus’
death was the price. What love! What grace! I am worth it not because of who I
am but because of who HE is and what HE has done. It is not about me. It is about HIM. For this I am thankful. Otherwise if I was that bag of chocolate chips,
I might be still sitting on that store shelf.

So remember
today that you are worth it. Not matter
where you are or what you have done, God demonstrated His love for you. He wants to bring you salvation. It is available to all who believe. It is something I never want to take for
granted.