The Arabs think very, very big. They are building a whole new world in the north of Saudi Arabia, in the new Neom region.

The Line is a new city that will house 9 million people. It’s only 200 meters wide, but will eventually be 170 km long. No roads, no harmful gases and relying 95% on renewable power.

A second city, Oxagon, is being built where people, industry and technology will work together in harmony with nature. Revolutionary factories and companies will provide new products of the future for the world.

But one cannot only work. You have to play too. That is why a new island, Sindalah, is being built in the Red Sea where the rich can play in super luxury. Trojena is another holiday destination that is being carved out of the mountains: Trojena will be an iconic, world-class destination, blending natural and developed landscapes – and offering unique human-centric experiences for residents and visitors alike. All to create a destination like no other on earth.

Let’s give it to the guys – they give new meaning to thinking big. They really push it very hard into the red and make things wildly beautiful – in the people’s world.

I wonder how much all these developments cost? The amounts attached to this have too many zeros for my mind to comprehend. I see there’s a link if you want to invest in all these developments. They’ll probably laugh if I say I want to put in a few rand to help!

God did not use zeros to redeem us from our eternal predicament. Things with zeros attached to them can eventually wear out, get eaten, or rust. ^{18-19 It} cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb.

We were bought by Someone worth much more. Even infinite zeros behind a one are worth less than the One who bought us. Jesus’ blood that flowed is worth far more than anything on earth, far greater than all the money spent in Neom.

With this transaction, God bought us out of an existence that made no sense. It was completely pointless and He transferred us into a new existence. An existence that does make sense.

It’s an existence where we don’t have to pay for our sins. It’s a new dispensation, completely revolutionary and brand new where people no longer have to carry the burden of sin they’ve accumulated.

Do you understand that you’ve been bought from one world into a new world? Do you understand that you were once part of the meaningless world and that now you are part of a life that really makes sense? And that it cost more than all the zeros behind a one in the world?

Then it’s time for us to join the world and live like this. You are incredibly valuable and are part of the only life that matters. Live as a citizen of the meaningful world today.

Scripture
1 Peter 1:17-21

Reflection
Do you realise your value?
Do you realise the value with which you’ve been bought?
How does it change the way you live?

Prayer
Father, You have to love me very much to pay so much for me! I again realise that You make sense in my life. Please help me to live a meaningful life. Every day! Amen.