The Auction

From Red Moon Rising by Pete Greig and Dave Roberts (Relevant Books)... Titled "What Am I Bid?"

Suddenly I find myself in a giant hall. Surrounding me are thousands of young people, battered, bruised, and broken. Then suddenly, I hear a voice: "What am I bid?"
A young girl stands out before the crowd of leering, sneering men, "What am I bid for this piece of flesh?"
The men start to cheer and shout figures:
"Ten,"
"Twenty,"
"Fifty,"
"One Hundred."
What can I do, God?
I start to bid. I have to save her. The cost becomes huge and I begin to waiver. Can I afford this? What price will I pay?
The dream stops.
I'm alone again. But the faces are real enough: Sarah being sold into prostitution; Mike with a revolver in his mouth; Kat covered in cuts and bruises; John falling into crime; Laura alone and desperate; Steve, heroin needle bulging into his vein.
"What am I bid?"
The voice shatters the silence. The auction is on again. The bidding has begun. It continues day and night until the end. Most of the bidders desire only use and abuse. Satan drives them on.
And I find myself in the auction. Will I watch or will I bid? The price of a single life is huge. The cureency is prayer. The cost is massie, but the prize is glorious. A life for a life.

What am I bid?


My thoughts written in the book below this section...

What if we caught hold of "the bidding" going on for the souls of the children, youth, young adults, marriages, and families... the souls of this community?
What if we began to bid real currency?
Our time...
Our talents...
Our treasures...
Our prayer...
What if we would step up, say "I'm in," and bid the greatest currency we have... our love?
Our love found in our Heavenly Father.
Our love reflected and made complete through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
I Corinthians 13 love...
What if we bid our love?
I have a feeling, if we did, we'd find out something... that "love wins."