Ok…..so you know that these days coupons are everywhere! There are coupon classes, there are websites devoted entirely to the use of coupons, there are even the best of the best coupon users on the news. Even the financial channels are talking about people using coupons!
Well, this morning I heard about coupons in a whole different manner. So I’d like to share this with you!
I went to the Praise and Worship service with my kiddos this morning. The scripture used was this, “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we have been redeemed.” Isaiah 53:5 There are a lot of big words in there….transgressions…..iniquities……..and he explained to the kids what each of them meant. But it is his explanation of redeemed that really got me to thinking.
He asked the kids if they knew what a coupon was for. They all raised their hands and said it was for getting something cheaper….even for FREE!
Ding! Ding! Ding! That’s it! Now….here it is. Christ has paid the price for our sins. He did it for ALL of us. Not just the elite….not just for the rich….not just for Americans…..not just for people who go to church…..not just for people who dress a certain way…….not just….ok…you get it…for ALL of us! No matter what you or I have done or will do…..all of it is forgiven! Those iniquities and transgressions……gone. As far as the east is from the west ……paid for. Forgiven. So it is out there……like a coupon….just waiting for something. So…..just as you have to “redeem” a coupon. That means that all those coupons for free pizzas…free ice cream….sitting in my drawer won’t do me a bit of good….unless I take them out and take them to the store and “redeem” them. Just because they are in my drawer doesn’t mean someone is going to just show up with that free pizza and ice cream! It just doesn’t work that way! Well, neither does the saving grace of our Lord. We have to do something with it! We have to accept in our hearts that Christ has paid the price already and that no matter how “good” we are….we just can’t do it alone! Then we have to redeem God’s coupon. We have to turn over our lives to Him. Think about it. The physical act of handing over that coupon and them ringing up the ticket….you see that minus sign at the bottom of your receipt……..that is what God wants to do. He wants to minus out all of our sins…..to show us that the bridge to him has already been built…..but the one missing plank in the bridge to that relationship with Him ….. is waiting for us to just redeem our coupon!
Now tell me……if you realized that there is a coupon out there that says….
This coupon is redeemable for one life…..
Forgiven of all sins….
Guaranteed to never be alone…..
A hope that this life is just temporary, and that your eternity will be spent in a glorious place with the God of the Universe….
Nothing can ever change the rewards once this coupon has been redeemed!….
Price of coupon already paid by my son, Jesus Christ. Nothing you can do can ever pay for what this coupon could help you experience.
Failure to use this coupon during life on earth will result in an eternity of separation from God in a fiery pit.
Coupon must be redeemed during your lifetime before the expiration of your body.
What do you think? Would you use it? Would you stop for just a moment and just realize that since the price…..a very high price….has already been paid for your life……AND…..since there is definitely NOTHING you can do on your own to match the value of this coupon…….. would you redeem this coupon?
All you have to do is say, “Jesus, I need you. I believe that you are the Son of God and that you died for ME! I thank you for paying the price for me and I want to redeem this coupon in order to live my life with you! To live my life FOR you! I am broken. I am hurting. I ask that you come into my heart and fill up the spot that has been waiting for you. Thank you, Lord.” AMEN!
Friends…… my prayer today is that you understand and know that you have already been redeemed. Revelations 3:20 says this, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Maybe God is knocking….just asking you to open the door to Him. I promise if you do it…..if you turn your life over to Him and allow Him to work…….you will be AMAZED at just what He can do!
I’ve redeemed my coupon! Now….have you? ~c
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