Paid in Full

One of the stories that I received through e-mail went like this: 

A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.

Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take charge of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.

He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible.

It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL.

Can you imagine the plight of that son at that moment? Put yourself in his place.

How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

When you look at the cross, can you ever imagine that Jesus died for us or does it ever enter your thoughts? We can’t because we can never think that our salvation came in this package. Just hear Jesus’ last words to His Father in heaven “It is finished” (John 19:30) But we are so engulfed in our day to day living that we have not paid attention to what JESUS actually meant. Hear it again, from your heart. HE is actually telling the Father in Heaven “I HAVE PAID IN FULL THE PRICE FOR THE SINS OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS”   Do you believe this? - HE has opened the gates of Heaven to you and me.

Realize this - By His death  “YOU” have been saved from eternal damnation.

JESUS PAID THE PRICE IN FULL by dying on the cross for you and me.

Jesus gifted himself to us in a package we fail to understand.

Today,   

Commend yourself totally to the Lord – I mean totally - just as JESUS did on the cross before he died “FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMEND MY SPIRIT” (Luke 23:46),

We all know what happened – JESUS WAS RESURECTED. That’s the power of the Holy Spirit when you commend yourselves to the Lord.

Unconditionally believe in JESUS: “Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man can come to the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6), Being baptized in Jesus is the first step.

Follow Jesus and his teachings “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.(Mathew 16:24). 

Are you saying this is not for me?

What better gift would you want than a place in heaven in with JESUS in the Majestic presence of the LORD with all His Angels, the Saints and the Prophets? That's the Blessed PEACE.