Free Gift With Purchase

Oh, it is awesome to receive a gift when you have purchased something, isn’t it? I love seeing the advertisements that say, “Free gift with purchase.” It can, of course, depend on the gift whether it is worth anything to us. Ever see that “free toaster” with your purchase of, say, US$1,000,000? Not exactly an even trade-off there.

The value of the gift is decided by the person receiving it.

My daughter wanted to go to a couple of her favorite makeup stores for her birthday because they offer their perks members a birthday gift... no purchase necessary! Now you’re talking! This was very valuable to her because, as a seventeen-year-old, she likes makeup. We hit all the stores that offered this whopper of a deal to pick up her gifts. I, in turn, went the next month to get my birthday freebies; however, it wasn’t the same thrill for me as it was for her. I still love to get gifts though.

What type of gift holds value for you? How about if someone gave their life so you could live? Wouldn’t that be the ultimate gift? Jesus said, “Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28, ESV). Friends, there is no more costly gift then someone’s life.

Our “free gift with purchase” is just waiting for us to receive.

Jesus offers it to us each and every day.

We need only to accept it. We did not have to make any purchase, but a purchase was involved. Jesus bought us with His very blood! He made the purchase, but we get the gift that comes with it. God values you and me so much that He gave His one and only Son so that we could live forever with Him.

Now, that’s value! No gift can top that gift.

God knew what it would take to redeem His people who willingly chose to sin against Him, but He did it anyway. I could never make a purchase as costly as Jesus made. But I am so eternally grateful that I get the free gift of His purchase.

Aren’t you? Collect your gift today.

Cyndi Woods