I do my share of the shopping for our family, and I find myself in line at Walmart an awful lot! I like watching
people to see what they are doing and how they are responding to what is going on around them. One of the
things that always causes me to just shake my head though is the person who has this huge basket full of stuff
and they just stand there and watch it go into bags and are placed back in their shopping carts. And then the
checker turns to them and says, “That will be so many dollars for today.” And so often the person will suddenly
come alive, almost shocked that they are going to have to pay for all this stuff! They will grab their purse or
wallet and begin to rummage around as though they are taken by surprise that there would be something due for
all the shopping they have done. I am very polite and don’t say anything or make a face…but when I see that
happen, I always think about how that is how so many of our friends and neighbors and family are living in
relationship to God. So often they don’t take time to consider the claims of this Jesus of the Bible or what God
has said about judgement for our sins. And sadly, the attitude is very much that well, there will be nothing due
when I “check out” one day. But God says that each one of us is destined to die once. That’s it…one and done.
And then after that, the judgement. A lot of folks are confident that they don’t need to pay in God’s currency at
that judgement because they feel like they’ve lived a pretty good life. But that is like trying to pay at Walmart
with a couple of sticks of gum! It just doesn’t cut it. And the crazy thing is that God is willing to pick up the
bill for our sin…because he has already banked enough forgiveness, through Jesus’ death on the cross, for
everyone of us to tap into if we will just do it. The problem is that we need to tap into God’s resources of
forgiveness before checkout comes around. God has not made it difficult or unreasonable. Just accept what
Christ has done on the cross, ask for that forgiveness and invite him to come and dwell in your heart. And when
you get in that check out line that every human will walk through, the register will show that your bill has been
paid in full. It is a great deal…but it is a once in a lifetime offer. Don’t miss this one!
Here’s our Bible verse for today…
Hebrews 9:27-28 NLT And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, (28) so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.
Remember I’m praying for you!
PJ
Here’s our Bible verse for today…
Hebrews 9:27-28 NLT And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, (28) so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.
Remember I’m praying for you!
PJ