Resolution:The wage of sin or the gift of God

Romans 6:23"For the wages of sin is death;But the gift of God is eternal life,through Jesus Christ our Lord."

As we wrap up what has become the holiday season.A season full of gifts and giving,a time when presents have been exchanged, and good will wished to all, let us not lose site of the opportunity laid before us this day.Let us fully realize what christmas really means, and the choice this new year actually brings.Remember God sent us a precious gift, a gift so special, that the angels left heaven to tell the lowley shepherds the good news.A day when God sent his only begotten son into the world,that through him ,we might be saved.
We have been blessed to see a new year, so let our resolution be to take this free gift with us into the new year.God didn't give us the gift we deserved, or the gift we wanted ,but out of his love for us,he gave us the gift we needed,for we were lost in sin.

Man was in a miserable condition,working hard for sin and in sin.Some of us are still employed by sin,working overtime and double shifts,living sinfull lives, unaware of the payday that lies straight ahead."For the wages of sin is death",The compensation for sin is death.Yes saints sin pays a wage to all who work for it.The wage paid is death.Death is due to a sinner when his work is complete.This is true of every sinner,every person who has refused to make Jesus their choice,the wage they will be paid is death.

"But the gift of God is eternal life",being free from sin means to become a servant for God,and the final outcome of belonging to God is eternal life.Gods gracious gift of deliverence from sin,and transforming the sinners whole being is eternal life.Gods grace takes what was once a sinner,wrapped in sin and makes him a saint ,wrapping him in the righteousness of his precious son.Replacing the ways and desires of the natural father, with the characteristics of the Heavenly Father.The gift of eternal life, something given but not deserved,judgement said we should die,but mercy stepped in and said wait.Though the way may be up hill,and the road is narrow, even though we will be attacked on every side, everlasting life awaits us at the journeys end.

Eternal life ,no infermities to hinder it ,no death to put a period to it, just life everlasting with our Heavenly Father.Death is the wage of sin and it comes by abandoning and forsaking our savior,but the life is a gift, it comes by favor, without respect of person.We work for the wage paid by sin,but life is freely given.Sinners merrit Hell, it is what they are working for,but saints do not merrit heaven, you can't work for it , you can't buy your way in, it is a gift from God, to all who believes,through Jesus Christ our Lord........

So let us(if you haven't already done this)resolve to make Jesus our choice for 2011 and beyond.