Once upon a time, time-time :-D, there lived this Olu (old man) who had worked and toiled his entire life. But at 60 years of age, he decided to start enjoying life.
So he went and took all his pension payments and sought out to go on a cruise. He found one and paid for the biggest ship you could ever find, (yep! bigger than the Titanic), and it left him with just a few coins.
This ship was like an entire city with apartments, diners, pubs, clubs, swimming areas, a golf course, basketball court, and all you can think of for a fun time. So Olu went on the cruise ship but decided to stay mostly at his apartment in the ship. His reason? He didn’t have enough and didn’t want to incur any extra costs.
Each day he’d walk around, stare at the sea and watch everyone else on the ship having such a good time. Some went dancing, others were eating and drinking, merry making everywhere. Days went by but Olu still didn’t want to buy anything or pay for anything.
On the final day of the cruise, the Captain of the ship who had noticed that Olu had been left out of all the fun, walked up to him and asked why he didn’t want to enjoy himself. “Everything is so expensive; I worry because i can’t afford to incur any extra costs,” Olu told him.
The captain replied, “Sir, the payment for the cruise included everything you were going enjoy on the ship from the time you were onboard till the time you got off.”
At this moment you could see the bewilderment on his face and the sorrows of his heart; he had wasted the entire time worrying he didn’t have enough, when he could have enjoyed everything that had been paid for on that ship. Everything was there for the taken but he missed out on it.
This brings me to similar situations we face in life. Jesus has paid the price for whatever we need to enjoy on life’s cruise, and even beyond it. Everything is there for the taken, a blessing commanded for you and I.
Yet since time immemorial, mankind has been worrying and striving to buy a piece of the Earth, build and own properties and gather wealth to be happy; sometimes using whatever means necessary: corruption, deception, greed, evil, etc. We hold on to the idol of mammon and forfeit the grace that could be ours (Jonah 2:8).
But unless the Lord builds a house, you might build, sure, but in vain.
Don’t waste your life in pursuit of things already paid for. Trust your life into God’s hands, He has got you covered. Seek after Him with all your heart and EVERYTHING else will be added unto you; EVERYTHING!
“Dear God, I have lived a life of worry and sin. Today I yield myself to you. I believe in Jesus and His death on the cross to save me and give me life abundantly. Teach me to seek after you with all my heart, I know everything else will be added. Amen.”
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May you lack no good thing as you seek after Him. Grace abounds.
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