Recently a colleague at work passed away in his sleep. It was very unexpected and caused many people to reflect on life, death and eternity.
The Bible says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:2)
Wages are something you earn for work done – they are a payment owed to you for actions. God told Adam in Eden about the wage for eating the forbidden fruit – death (Gen 2:16-17) Just as Adam sinned, so have we all. We all deserve our wages, every bit of them. But...a gift of eternal life was given. God gave His Son Jesus Christ to die in our place for our sins. (Matt 20:28; John 3:16) Hallelujah!
All you have to do is accept the gift.
The Truth
"Brethren, we are bound to give thanks to God always for His unspeakable gift." (II Thess 2:13)
