On The 2nd Day of Christmas, the Lord Revealed To Me ......

....... the greatest gift of all is absolutely free.

What do you think about getting something for free? where you don't need to travel a long way to get it? with no hidden conditions? where it could not be taken from you for any reason? And you would never have to take it back for an exchange?

We have all probably heard the expression "if it seems to good to be true, it probably is". Well there is one BIG exception to this statement and that is Slavation through Trust in Jesus and Grace. Unlike the cartoon above, you don't even have to pay 50 cents for it. It is absolutely free. Not only that, God wants everyone to have it. 1 Timothy 2:3-5 "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."

There is ONE thing that prevents all men from being saved, free will. God does not force Himself on anyone. While it is true that He wills that all be saved, we can override His will (even though it is an incredibly foolish thing to do).

So while we may receive some gifts on the 25th that we may not like or may need to return because it is the wrong size, this special free gift is "one size fits all".

So the question is, how do we get in on this gift? The answer is very simple. We trust that Jesus' death, burial and resurrection was sufficient to pay the penalty for our sin and make us righteous in the sight of a Holy God all on the basis of that trust. It's not something we have to work for or bargain for or plea for. We don't ask Jesus "into our hearts" or any of that bologna. We trust in what Jesus did for us and the moment we do, the Holy Spirit comes to endwell us permanently.

Don't be deceived, salvation is a very simplistic process. It is not so high few can reach it, it is so low that few get down to it. 2 Corinthians 11:3 "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."

So the thought is ... keep it simple, keep it real, keep it real simple and if you have accepted the free grift, rejoice. If you have not, now is the time. Do not wait. We never know when our time of earth will be over.
2 Corinthian 6:1-2 "And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain--
for He says,
"AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU,
AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU."
Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION".

It's time to get simple, get real, and be set free. Do it now.