Devotionals
Revelation 21:6
KJV - And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
NIV - He said to me: " It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life."
Some of you might have seen the tape of the woman at the mall so busy texting she fell into a fountain, and now she wants to sue! Not to relish in another's misfortune, but it was quite comical. She has my fullest sympathies though - something like that could easily happen to me. There are many spiritual insights that can be drawn from such a seemingly insignificant event.
There she was, looking for a bargain and heavily distracted. I wonder just how important the communication between her and whomever she was texting was. Was she a doctor issuing life saving instructions to a patient in the ER? Was she communicating with the Pentagon on matters of national security? Buying or selling stock upon which her fortunes depended?
In many ways though, she represents many in the world today: looking for an empty bargain and missing out of the free water of life offered by Jesus Christ. This woman missed the fountain. There it was - right in front of her. Spiritually speaking, many allow themselves to be so engrossed in worldly affairs they lose sight of the eternal blessings Jesus wants to give His children.
We have heard all of our lives, "You get what you pay for." Cheap products have little quality. But God, in His infinite love for us offers freely salvation that came at a very high cost. Jesus hung on the cross to take the burden of our sins. Scourged, spat upon, and crucified - Almighty God did that for us. When we here something is free, the news is received with skepticism. The best news of all is that God does loves us freely and always wants the very best for us, in this life and forever.
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