REDEEMING
FORGIVENESS

Topics: Forgiveness; Opportunity; Salvation

References: 1 Corinthians 6:2; Hebrews 3:7–8

Gift cards often come with expiration dates. Sometimes I will stuff one in my wallet and forget about it. A gift card can be worth $100 one day, and then the next day you might as well throw it in the garbage because it has expired. You have missed the opportunity to spend it!

God’s gift of forgiveness is like a gift card that is more valuable than anything we can imagine. He paid for it with his Son’s life. God is holding that priceless gift card out to us, waiting for us to take it. If we don’t accept it and use it, however, it’s of no value to us.

A gift card is only plastic unless it is redeemed. Don’t wait to claim God’s gift before it’s too late.

—Mike Silva, Would You Like Fries With That? (Word, 2005)