Ransomed

"I'm indebted to cultured people and to uncultured people, to the smart and to the thick headed," Romans 1:14.

Well, now. I sort of get being under obligation to cultured people, smart people. After all, they're worthy (maybe) of my respect. (As long as they don't get too self-important!) But obliged to unrefined boors? To people that aren't the sharpest pencils in the box? Well, now. That's just wrong. And yet. And yet. The Good Book says, I count all things as refuse in view of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. It says Jesus became poor so I may become rich ... (wow!) I'm the uncultured, unintelligent one Jesus ransomed. The Word of the cross is for everyone. Every single one.

We put up with every brother or sister that Jesus made us family with. After all, they put up with us as part of their family. And together, Jesus' family, we give thanks to the God who pays no mind to any of our pedigrees.