A house listed for sale “As Is”
usually means the seller is unable or unwilling to spend any money to repair it
or make it attractive. Any necessary repairs or desired improvements are the
responsibility of the buyer after the purchase is complete. “As Is” on a real
estate listing is equivalent to saying, “Buyer beware. Home may require
significant further investment.”
How remarkable that when Jesus
died, He paid the highest price for each of us, regardless of our condition.
Revelation 5 describes a scene in heaven where only “The Lion of the tribe of
Judah, the Root of David” is found worthy to open and read a sealed scroll
(vv.3-5). He appears as a Lamb and becomes the object of praise in a new song,
“For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every
tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to
our God; and we shall reign on the earth” (vv.9-10).
Jesus Christ willingly purchased
us for God with His blood. We were bought “as is,” faults, defects, needed
renovation included. By faith we are now under His ownership, in the process of
remodeling for God’s glory. How wonderful that God knew us, loved us, and
bought us just as we are.
God knows us inside and out. No
renovation project is too big for Him. (RBC)
