Free is good. Free is always good!
I remember several years ago (can you say Vintage ’80’s?!) my sister-in-law, Sue, (who has written for us here, here and here!) won a contest at a local grocery store. She had so many minutes, (seemed like it was three), to fill her grocery cart with as much merchandise as she possibly could. If she could cram it in there and get back to the checkout in the limited amount of time then she could keep everything she had managed to squeeze in.
Oh my, I was there that day. People were cheering her on and hollering out what to buy or what to put back. The store was not a mega supermarket; it was a small grocery chain at the time, which also meant it wasn’t a Walmart SuperCenter or a Super Target, only normal grocery items. They actually stopped everything in the store, no one was allowed to shop and no one was working; all eyes were on Sue and what she could get for FREE.
Pack it in she did! She was smart and had thought ahead, or maybe her husband had thought for her, but she went for the high value items: Huge roasts, steaks and chops, mega-size laundry detergents and softeners (did you see the Top Job floor cleaner?), and some frozen foods. She sure didn’t waste her time on the little and insignificant things that you can buy every day, she went for things she wouldn’t normally grab or for those that were considered special for certain occasions.
What about you? Do you come in expecting to pay, over and over again, for something Jesus already gave His life for?
Friends, He paid the ultimate price and now Jesus welcomes us to come in, grab a cart and fill it up with everything He has to offer: Peace, joy in the Holy Ghost, comfort, righteousness, eternal life and so much more! He invites us to be free from anxiety, worry, fear, nervousness, dread, burdens, questions, distractions, weights and anything else that keeps us from getting rest and enjoying the life and freedom He has promised us.
We can have every, single promise that is in His book directed to us. He holds nothing back!
Or maybe our lack of belief that He will do what He said he will do! We end up paying for our mistakes, sometimes more than once. That is not freedom, friends.
“In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.” Psalm 118:5.
What kind of price are you willing to continue paying for yourself or your family when you could be FREE?
“You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. The entire law is summed up in a single command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:13-14.
Imagine living as though every day, you got up, grabbed your cart and said, “What do you have for me today, God? Fill up my heart with all of You and your attributes that I might go out and share it with others.”
Picture Sue in that grocery store loading up on all the good things of God instead of groceries! Then, go, fill up your cart in the morning and distribute it all day long. Go to bed, get up and repeat!
Today, everything is FREE…
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