The term 'free gift' grates on my nerves. If you have to add the adjective 'free,' warning bells should jangle in your head. Gifts are supposed to be free! There should be no strings attached!
Yet many advertizers insist on such gimmicks to lure potential customers to part with their hard-earned money. Note too, that 'free gifts' are often lousy items that may not even last until one gets home from their purchasing spree.
Oh the deceitfulness of it all! Playing and preying on people's greed instead of their need.
God, however, never plays this game. When He offers salvation to mankind, He offers it freely and free. His grace, love and compassion wrap this gift in the most beautiful wrapping possible. He 'plays' on our 'need'.
Indeed, how great is our need! We do not have to be 'good enough' or reach a certain target or make a prior purchase because we cannot help ourselves one single teeny tiny iota to attain the gift of salvation, ever!
So what can a person do? Nothing except to realize ones need and that Jesus gives this free of charge to us. He is the one to supply the faith to believe. The only thing we need to do is accept it. Jesus' hands are outstretched to you with this gift.
"...the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" ((Romans 6:23 KJV).
There is no oxymoron in God's vocabulary in giving us this most precious gift of all times. It is truly FREE! Reach out and accept it.
~ERC February 2023~
Based on John 3:16 and Romans 6:23 KJV.
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