Craig Clouston

Yours Free—At a Price …

But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ … and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:31

Art was skeptical. He’d seen mail order offers before: “This is your big chance, Art Minot!” “You could win millions!” Then, in smaller print, “Or … ” and they listed several “alternate” prizes ranging from plasma TVs to a keychain. He’d always won the keychain.
But this offer was different. This was an offer for free dental care. The local dentists were dedicating one day to give back to the community by providing free dental work, regardless of economic standing. All you had to do was contact the offices between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the prearranged date and schedule an appointment.
So on that day, Art began calling at 10:00 a.m. promptly, finally getting through around 10:40 a.m. Two weeks later, Art underwent a double tooth extraction he’d been in desperate need of.
He later learned that these two dentists had performed over ten thousand dollars worth of free work for the community that day. The dental work had been free. All Art had to do was hit re-dial until he got through to the receptionist—a small price for such a large reward.

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Not all offers or promises are genuine and valid. Nor is everything we read in print true. Many times, unsuspecting participants lose their life savings in elaborate schemes. People believe what they read simply because it was printed on decorative paper.
Most fraudulent offers rely on a desperate desire to find relief from a difficult life. The sad truth is that they offer big promises with little or no reward. There is, however, one promise we can count on no matter what it’s written on. It is free to those who would receive it.
John was an eyewitness to the price that was paid to give us life in His name. Our cost is faith, faith that what we read in Scripture is true. This is the sweepstakes we were born to win. The price was great; our free reward is huge! Will you believe, let Jesus pay the price, and enjoy the reward?

Prayer

“Thank you for Your written Word, Lord. Send Your Holy Spirit to testify to the truth in Scripture. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”