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Freebies! We all love them.

That stand with tasters for Aunt Millie's cookies, the free samples of your favourite perfume, and the buy-one-get-one-free promo? Say it, and we'll be there!

But there is one free gift that we all hesitate to grab.

Romans 3:23 says : For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Our salvation has been handed to us freely as a gift, it is not something we can earn. Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,  not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Is there a catch, you might ask, why is it free? Well, it is because the price has already been paid. Paul speaks extensively in the book of Romans about Christ's gift of salvation. In Romans 8:3-4 Paul states, "[God] sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

John 3:16 states that God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

So why do we hesitate? Why are we reluctant to take this free gift?

John 3: 19-20  And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed

We hesitate simply because we'd rather carry on as we were. We don't like being told that we are "evil" and "sinful". We like to think we are fantastic and perfect on our own. But, if we are honest, we would admit that even our best intentions are tainted with ulterior motives and being "good" all the time is exhausting. (see Isaiah 64:6)

God knows the state of our hearts and He made a way for us to be truly righteous so that we can have eternal life- through trusting in Christ's work, turning away from your desire to sin and believing that Christ has saved you.

So, is your credit-card of self-righteousness maxed out? God's free gift is a great deal better than what you can get on your own credit.

It's the greatest offer if you ask me, so why not take it?

Love,

FeyVored

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