The value of an object is often reflected by the price we are willing to pay for it.  Have you ever considered what God was willing to ‘pay’ for you?” … “God ‘ransomed’ you with the most valuable thing He had, His Son, to die for our sins.  God paid the highest price possible to redeem our souls.  That ought to tell us something.”

Dr. Chris Thurman
The Lies We Believe (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999), 221

With what little time we have left for making life meaningful, too many of us find ourselves going through the motions and achieving very little of  lasting value.  We live as if we have all the time in the world, when the truth of the matter is that our time on earth is short.  We truly are ‘here today, gone tomorrow,’ making every second precious.

Dr. Chris Thurman
The Lies We Believe (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999), 194