Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Real Deal

Everybody likes to get a good deal. It’s fun and exciting to get something for less than it’s worth. Have you ever come out smelling like a rose and thinking, “Wow! I’m either a super shopper or the place I just got my deal is stupid.” There’s all kinds of reason for selling for less like, “out with the old and in with the new”, or the item no longer possesses its previous value in the sellers eyes, or to get you in the store to buy something else, or the sale item has full price “accessories” that you also “must” have, or because “they really need the money”, or in some cases they just want to “bless you.” But the ultimate deals usually come from the people who love you. My brother bought a truck from my dad for a dollar and I bought a Blazer from my brother for a dollar. Now that’s a good deal! More like a gift for a very small price. But the ultimate deal of the ages is salvation. God offers to give us His life and access to everything He has in exchange for our lives and everything we have. Wow! How could any super shopper resist? And God’s not stupid He just loves you so much that He gave His all to get all of you. Can you imagine? Now that’s good news! You get priceless and eternal life with all the benefits in exchange for your temporal and mere meaningless life!

Child of God and Heir of All Things!

John 1:12
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name
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Gal 4:6-7
6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
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Rom 8:16-17
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs — heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
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Heb 1:1-3
1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
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John 16:15
15 Everything that the Father has is Mine. That is what I meant when I said that He [the Spirit] will take the things that are Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.
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