"... you were rescued ... with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without contamination." 1 Peter 18:19

Our redemption was not a last minute decision. Even before casting the foundations of the earth, scattering the stars in the firmament and creating the vast universe, God had already placed his heart in you. God's love for you is eternal, immutable and sacrificial. The price for your ransom was the blood of Christ, the Immaculate Lamb of God. The death of Christ on the cross was the greatest rescue mission in the world. That ransom was not paid to the devil, but to God himself.
DR