For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Luke 14:28
Christianity costs. When we place our faith in Jesus, it costs us our lives. We surrender everything to Him. Don't worry, it doesn't stop there. Then we pay in our time, our hearts, our lives. We give all these things to our king. And it never stops. But that's not the end. There's one amazing dividend system with a balloon payment at the end.
As we surrender to Him, he begins to pay us. Pay us handsomely (He is the king). He pays us in a love that know no bounds. Pays us in an over-flow of the Holy Spirit. He pays us in giving us a purpose and a real life. Now, don't get confused. His payment is not material things. There is no health, wealth or prosperity promised in the Gospel. God may grant that to some to be used for His glory, but it is not a guarantee. His payments are spiritual, and they are eternal. Speaking of eternal, don't forget the balloon payment at the end!
One day we will all stand before a mighty God for our judgment. The sentence will either be eternity in the presence of our loving Father, or eternity separated from Him. For those that have put their faith in Jesus, its eternity with Him. How great is that! For something so small as everything we have in our short lives on the earth, we get eternity in return.
If only it was so easy to convince ourselves and others that it is so worth it. I encourage you to take it to God in prayer and ask Him to change your heart. I know I am.
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