You look at the ad. They say breakfast is free with the room. In truth, you & know things don’t really work that way. In order to provide the breakfast, the increase the cost of the room.

The more accurate statement is, breakfast included with the room. It would seem many have confused the meaning of the two words.

I was out of town one day working on a computer, about a hundred miles from home. It was a tad past the noon hour, so we broke for linch. As we neared the front of the line, I pulled my wallet out and opened it. It was then I rememebered, I gave my last 10 to my wife before leaving for work.

I folded my wallet and put it back in my pocket, apologized and told the girl behind the counter I would be going without lunch. She smiled and asked what I wanted. In spite of my objections, I did get a good hamburger, fries and Coke. Now, in that case it was free… to me. At least it was for me, someone paid for it. Only distance and time have kept me from paying them back. At any rate, I made sure the young knew I was greatful. before leaving.

What most of us don’t realize is the debt we owe to God. What many don’t realize is that Jesus has taken mercy on us, just as that girl had mercy on me. Jesus has paid our debts every one of them. It was indesbably costly for him. For us it’s free. All He expects in return is total is that believe in Him and what He did for us. For those unwilling to accept His gift, for those who try to add to what Jesus did, they will receive what they deserve, every bit of it.

In this case for sure, we should all thankfully receive the gift he offers to one and all. You don’t want to be one of those, too, says, “If only I knew.”

Heaven is not someting included with something you earn. It must be totally accepted as a gift. Any thing else is an insult.