WRITTEN BY DECONNESS BONNIE, HILLTOP CHAPEL CHURCH.
As I was preparing to make my final installment payment on my Subaru Outback, I experienced a good bit of happiness. However, at the same time I was reminded of all the many monthly payment it took to get to this point.
The majority of adults today have at some time during their lifetime needed to acquire homes, vehicles, and other essentials utilizing installment type resources. Some are even penalized and required to pay higher interest rates due to poor credit scores or simply because they are young with no established credit history.
But what about your eternal salvation, which is by far the most important acquisition in this life? And just how do we purchase it??
WE CAN’T!!!
There is no installment term long enough or interest rate high enough. The price has already been paid in full by the blood of Jesus Christ on a cruel cross at Calvary.
When you accept Jesus Christ as your savior and Lord, there is no long-term extended installment plan. No waiting period, it is instantaneous (John 3:16).
And what about all the past sins (think credit score)? No worry! All wiped away, cast into the bottom of the sea (Micah 7:19). Leave those sins buried in the depths of the sea. Don’t keep dragging them back up. They are gone, keep looking forward.
Heavenly Father, help us to leave the past behind and all you to direct our pathways forward today and evermore.
Deaconess Bonnie
Hilltop Chapel Church