Money cannot buy God’s blessing! If it could, the rich alone could claim it, and the poor would go wanting forever. But God has made His salvation free; it is an absolute gift from Him to all who will receive it.
There are some who like to put God in the place of the merchant in the marketplace, bartering His goods to the highest bidder, but this He will never do. There are two reasons why God will never sell His blessing:
1. Men are far too poor to buy it.
2. God is far too rich to sell it.
But He gives it gladly and freely to whoever will take it in simple, child-like faith. In Isa. 551 He says, “Every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”
On the other hand, when a man offered Peter money, Peter said, “Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money” (Acts 8:2020But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. (Acts 8:20)).
The gift may be taken or it may be refused, but it cannot be bought Satan’s Clock Maybe Satan can’t “tell time”-his clock is always wrong: either too fast or too slow. He tells the deluded, despondent soul that it is too late, that he has sinned away his day of grace or that he is too great a sinner. His clock is too fast.
Then he tells the anxious procrastinator: “Sure, get saved, but not just yet. It is too soon; enjoy life first. Have a good time, for you’re only young once. Have your fun first before you get settled with God. Everything in its own order-a little later will do!” His clock is too slow!
An American missionary, Dr. Eddy, had been holding special evangelistic meetings in China. At one of the closing services, three eminent statesmen, Sun Yat Sen, Wu Ting Fang and Admiral Chen were present. The audience was deeply moved by the gospel appeal. Admiral Chen himself was so affected as to ask for a decision card. As he took a pencil from his pocket, intending to sign it, his colleague, Wu Ting Fang, whispered in his ear: “Think it over! Why not wait till tomorrow?”
Dr. Eddy saw that nothing further could be done at that time and asked the admiral when he could see him to talk things over. “Oh,” said Admiral Chen, “call and see me at eleven in the morning.”
But as he was leaving the building, an assassin shot him, and he was fatally wounded. On the morrow, at the hour when he had purposed making his decision, Admiral Chen’s soul passed into eternity.
How often have you heard: God’s time is NOW. Make this the moment of your acceptance, and NOW receive His great salvation.