NOT A GIFT

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 6:23
King James Version

One of the things that really upsets me is when I hear on the television or radio that if you will send some money to us then we will give you this other thing as a gift. That is a lie straight from the pits of hell. If we have to send money for something, it is not a gift!! One of the definitions I found in Webster’s Dictionary when I looked up the definition for the word gift is “something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation”.

People try to get into Heaven by doing good works and giving money to others. It has never worked and it will never work. There is only one way we can go to Heaven and it is by the cleansing atoning blood of Jesus that He shed for us on the cross.

Rev. James M. Gray wrote the hymn “Nor Silver nor Gold”. I believe Rev. Gray wrote this hymn from the depths of his heart. “Nor silver nor gold hath obtained my redemption, Nor riches of earth could have saved my poor soul; The blood of the cross is my only foundation, The death of my Savior now maketh me whole.”

Yes, only the cleansing blood of Jesus can wash away our sins.  Jesus must love us very much to willingly walk that long lonely road to Calvary and there allow them to crucify Him so we can be saved.  What a loving and compassionate Saviour we are privileged to know and have!  What a Friend, this Jesus of Nazareth!

I was at a revival meeting and the visiting missionary used this illustration that I have never forgot. He held up a twenty dollar bill and asked the teenage boy sitting in the first row “Would you like to have this money”? The teenager got excited and said “yes” so the missionary held the money out toward the young boy but the boy never got up and took the money.

It is the same with salvation. Jesus has died for you and for me on the cross and all we have to do is open the door of our heart and let Him come in to be our Saviour. For some people, Jesus has been knocking at the door of their heart for many years and He is still knocking.

Don’t keep Him standing any longer. Confess your sins to God and open the door of your heart and let Him come in to be your personal Saviour. You will know a Joy and happiness that you will never find in the world.

Joanne Lowe
June 29, 2020