I like free stuff. I check Craig’s list free category
regularly. I enjoy a finding wonderful
finds there. However, sometimes free stuff costs me more in the long run. The thrill of the freebie gets lost in the
cost of repairs.
I acquired a wheel barrow once
that had a flat tire. No big deal. How much could a little tire like that
cost? The first store I went to, had a
tire, but it was mounted on a wheel. I
didn’t need a wheel, just a tire. Why pay for an unnecessary wheel? Besides it cost
almost as much as a new wheel barrow. I
spent much of the day driving from one store to another until I went home
defeated. I searched the internet and
found cheaper ones – always as an “assembly” of wheel and tire. However, once shipping was included, the good
deal disappeared. It was not such a good deal after all.
In this passage Jesus speaks of a
freebie He is offering for everyone. The
context speaks of freedom. The Jews
thought of being enslaved by other people. Jesus was speaking of freedom from
sin. Now, that’s a good deal! This cost
Jesus much through torture and death on the cross – so it wasn’t free, but
already paid for. Jesus offers freedom
from the consequences of sin and our final destination in hell at no cost to
us!
I accepted this freebie. It is
one freebie that I have never regretted.
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
John 8:36.
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