Diamonds continue to lead the international jewellery market, as seen with the exceptional prices achieved at every Christie’s auction worldwide in 2006. The top lot of the year was a D color, internally flawless diamond of 50.53 carats sold for $4,216,000 – just over $83,000 per carat (New York, April 2006).
This was quite the stone--selling for over $4 million at $83,000 per carat! I can't fathom with my limited mind, money being spent like this, but what caught my eye was its description: the diamond was internally flawless.
Most diamonds often have internal scars and markings, the better the diamond, the smaller or less noticeable the mark. As humans, we often carry such scars of past failures, humiliations, struggles, and sins. Like other diamonds, once ingrained, our marks are there forever. But there was such a man who was "internally flawless," and He is Jesus. He lived without sin only to die on a cross covered, enmeshed in all the sins of the world so that He could save us from eternal damnation.
If an internally flawless diamond can cost upwards of $4 million, how much more is Jesus worth? How can we live our lives to proclaim just how much Jesus is worth?
3 comments:
priceless, man.. priceless.
what does one do with such a rock?! i feel like it would bend their fingers over, or cause neck problems should they decide to make a necklace with it.
anyway.
nice analogy, joyce! =)
i like how your study breaks are... good study breaks.
press on friend!!
hey joyce! haha, i didn't realize it was YOU and i told joyceteo "thanks for the suggestion about the reading list!" and she said "what?" ... then i actually clicked on your name & found you.. :)
love reading your insights. i asked very similar questions about the shooter at the massacre. english/psych/coned..it's a good mix, i tell ya. ;)
hahaha...i agree with viv! though i'm sure they'd have enough $$ for chiropractors or something. good analogy.
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