The offer was made and it was such an attractive one.
The life on offer truly was amazing to consider. That could be life from here on? That could be received in the here and now as well as for a limitless period. Who wouldn’t want to buy into that?
Then there was the cost – you had to let go of what you’ve got to inherit what was on offer. Then the excuses cropped up.
The offer was made and it was such an attractive one.
Great peril and disaster awaited those who stayed where there was. The catastrophe was real and unavoidable. There was this escape plan, though. An exclusive escape plan with protection guaranteed. In the light of what was being offered, this looked like a clear winner. It had to be snatched up.
Then there was the cost – you had to let go of what you’ve got to inherit what was on offer. Then the excuses cropped up.
Everybody likes the thought of paradise – the blissful living and the picturesque peaceful existence. They love that. Maybe if they do enough by their efforts that will be good enough. Maybe if they get enough points on their side, that should be alright. Yet the cost says something different – you have to let go of what you’ve got to inherit what is on offer.
You have to let go because there is no room for darkness in the place of light. You have to let go because there is no room for bitterness in the place of joy. You have to let go because there is no place for your hang-ups with what happened yesterday in the brand new day. You have to let go because there is room for the pursuit of the temporal in the place of the eternal. You have to let go because there is no room for the old in the place where all things are new. You have to let go because there is no room for uncleanness in the place of purity. You have to let go because there is no room for pride in the Kingdom of God.
You have to let go.
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For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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