Limited Time Offer!

Who hasn't received a flyer in the mail that reads something like this;

Act Now!

You have been selected from millions world-wide to receive one of the following free gifts!

...1 All expense paid vacation for a family of four to
......the Andromeda Galaxy!

...2 Title and ownership to the planet Mars!

...3 Your choice of a solid gold Rolls-Royce or Cadillac!

But you must act quickly! This is a limited time offer, and will not be repeated. To activate your account, please call 1 (800) 2ST-UPID.

Not many fall for gimmicks like these, but obviously some must, otherwise they would never keep being sent out. Teaching ourselves to NOT react to this type of garbage makes us skeptical of all free offers.

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32)kjv

"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils; freely ye have received, freely give." (Matt 10:8)kjv

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness; that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." (Rom 3:23-26)kjv

Wow!

You've already won!

And, unlike those fliers that promise to give you the sun, moon, and the stars, there are no sneaky gimmicks. All you are required to do is to acknowledge you've sinned, hold out your hands and receive salvation, and then tell everyone else. They are all winners, too, but somebody has to let them know. And nobody ever has to dial 1 (800) 2BS-AVED.

See you soon, in Paradise!