Seize the Moment – Day 1151
Praise God for Paying the Price!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, May 12.
What is the price tag of your soul? When Voltaire was on his death bed, he reportedly said to his doctor, “I will give you half of all I possess if you will give me six months more of life.”[1] Even though he was rich and powerful, one of the most influential minds of the European enlightenment, Voltaire died in despair. He was not the first person, nor, unfortunately, will he be the last, to put his hope in his riches. Psalm 49:7-12 teaches us that only a fool puts his hope in wealth because it will ultimately fail you when you need it the most:
No man can by any means redeem his brother or give to God a ransom for him – For the redemption of his soul is costly, and he should cease trying forever – That he should live on eternally, that he should not undergo decay. For he sees that even wise men die; the stupid and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others. Their inner thought is that their houses are forever and their dwelling places to all generations; they have called their lands after their own names. But man in his pomp will not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
Jesus cautioned from such pompousness in Mark 8:36-37, “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? For what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Jesus paid the price of redemption – the price tag of your soul was His precious blood, shed on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins (1 Peter 1:18-19; Ephesians 1:7-8a; Acts 20:28). You are free from sin to live for Christ, apart from the fear of death and its ensuing judgment (Hebrews 9:27-28).
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 49, meditating upon the cost of your redemption – “For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:20).
God bless you!
If you would like to receive a personal phone call today, all you have to do is dial the phone number below right now and one of us will call you soon.
YOUTUBE:
If you prefer a video, Pastor Jerry reads his devotion on YouTube as well. Click HERE to visit the page.
Videos are posted about a week after the devotion appears in the blog.