The Prize

“The Lord has made His salvation known.” 

Psalm 98:2

Do we know we are saved and what ‘saved’ means? Or are we like those people who won 25 million dollars, 46 million dollars, in the lotto, and did not claim it. Amazingly, this happens quite often! We have a prize worth much more than 190 million dollars, much more than anything this world can afford. Most of the time, this priceless treasure is unclaimed, unwanted, not appreciated, rejected, and sometimes unknown. 

Only God can save us, and He made the impossible possible for us. To me, salvation is like water found in the desert by a thirsty man. He drinks to refresh himself and to take a bath. We are each that thirsty, broken man. Oh how good it is, to feel clean again, to be able to drink as much as we need! The Lord says to us, “Drink deep! Drink as much as you can! There is more than you will ever need in your lifetime. But do not keep it for yourself. Tell others, bring them to the water. Pour the water over the parched land and bring healing and restoration. Little by little you will see sprouts growing. Do not worry if you are broken yourself, bring healing to others and you yourself will be healed.” 

Let us not be afraid to pray for others, to speak the good news, to be a mouthpiece for God, to be a light that pierces the darkness.