By MICHAEL T. GJEFLE
Faith Independent Baptist Church, Ontario
A pig and a hen were strolling quietly down the street when, at a luncheon, they saw a sign announcing “delicious ham and eggs.”
“Isn’t it grand,” said the hen, “that together we can give human beings something that delights them?”
The pig frowned. “Yes,” he said. “But your giving requires only a contribution; for me, giving is a real sacrifice.”
It’s just a story, but it’s a humble thought: “God did not just give us something to delight us when the Lord Jesus Christ came to this world to die for our sins. Such a truth ought to thrill our hearts.
Yet the Bible tells us, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Cor. 5:21)
Have you grasped that great truth for yourself? The Savior died for a sinful, perishing people – us! And it is only through his sacrifice and finished work that we can have forgiveness and eternal life. Do you have that forgiveness and eternal life? If not, only the Lord Jesus Christ can save you and give you such.
Hebrews 7:25 —”Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.”
Oh, if He has saved you, follow Him with your life daily with all of your heart.