I just purchased a brand new and very nice pair of tennis shoes for 29 cents.  These shoes rang up on a local store’s cash register with two special and unmarked discounts.  Then the cashier accepted a 15% off coupon which had been given to me by an employee and this dropped the price to less than 15 cents per shoe.  Great shoes, at a GREAT price, and a memorable shopping experience.

As great and as desirable as a new pair of 29 cent shoes may be, there is something far, far better.  John spoke of this in Rev 22:1-2:  “And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve (manner of) fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”

The “healing of the nations” tells us John was speaking of this life and not eternity (there will be no “nations” in eternity).   John knew God offers life.  Everlasting life.  Fellowship with deity and all spiritual blessings in Christ are how Paul described it (Eph. 1:3).  Sadly, most will not accept God’s almost unbelievable offer.  Jesus said, “For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it” (Mt. 7:14).

Dear reader, let me ask one simple question.  Would you pounce on the opportunity to buy a new pair of shoes for just 29 cents while neglecting or rejecting the “free gift” of God (Rom. 6:23)?

Make wise choices in the spiritual realm for these will affect you for eternity.

Brad Price
www.abiblecommentary.com