The story is told of a little boy who built a toy sailboat. He loved that sailboat. It held a special place in his bedroom and he would imagine sailing on exciting adventures with his toy boat. One day, he was down and the lake and put the boat in the water when the wind changed and, much to his dismay, his boat was swept away.
It was a few months later when he was walking down the street and saw the same sailboat in the window of a pawn shop. “That’s my boat!” he told the pawn shop owner. “It may have been your boat,” replied the owner, “but it’s mine now and it will cost you twenty dollars.” The little boy went home and collected and saved until he had $20.00 and then he went back to the pawn shop and purchased the boat. “Little sailboat,” he said, “You are mine. I made you and then I bought you back. You’re twice mine.”
The Lord is our Maker. He not only made us, He also bought us and paid for us. We are twice His.
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