Decision?

April 24, 2023 Monday Message:

1 Peter 1:18-19 NLT: “You know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.”

Have you ever seen Pawn Stars, the TV show? I don’t intentionally watch it, but have seen a few episodes by accident! On the show, they haggle over the worth of items, keeping an eye out for treasure within the secondhand merchandise. When the owner wants to take their treasure home again, a price must be paid to redeem the item.

Now pretend with me that all of mankind had been left at the Pawn shop. A hefty price would have to be paid to redeem all those made in the image of God. God and his Son had the resources to do it. A pure, perfect spotless lamb would be enough to pay the price to redeem mankind. HIs name is Jesus!

Never forget that God’s desire is for all to repent and return, but he gave mankind the freedom to make that decision, to choose to accept Jesus or not. God’s desire is that none would be lost, but the final decision is ours to make.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life! Today is the best day to make (or reaffirm) your decision to follow Jesus. He will lead believers into the hereafter, eternal life in the presence of God himself! In the Bible, Jesus tells us that no one comes to the Father except through him. No one!

Choose wisely!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship