Out of Paper

     I went to make a copy tonight of a receipt I needed, but the printer was out of paper. It occurred to me that no matter how much I want that receipt, without paper there would be no copy made. I thought about myself and how I can have all kinds of knowledge about the Lord, but if I never produce a "copy" of that information and share it with others, no proof of my receipt of salvation in Jesus Christ would be made.
     During this season of sharing, may I be one that shares the true gift of life, eternal life for those that believe and accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. I pray to imprint the image of hope onto others lives by living my life in line with who Jesus was, who Jesus Christ is today, and who He will be when He returns in the clouds and calls His believers home. Thank you Lord for your grace and mercy as I have no way of earning a ticket to heaven, but through You, I have a receipt with my name on it, paid for by Your blood on the cross. Amen.

Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.