From Rags
to
Riches
“Jesus laying down His life - enabled us to be clothed and
lavished with the love of God and riches of heaven.”
- Melanie Magarey -
W
e hear so many ‘success’ stories about
people who have had nothing and now after
some hard work and determination they have
gone from rags to riches. Or there are those “get
rich quick” schemes promising to take you from
rags to riches in just a matter of days.
What if I told you that you could go from rags to
riches within an Instant? Or you actually already
have full access to abundant riches? It almost
sounds too good to be true. I’m not talking
about riches as in money and possessions, I’m
talking about true eternal riches that will never
perish or fade (Matthew 6:19-20). I’m talking
about salvation, eternal life with God - our exceedingly great reward.
With the Easter season upon us, I think this is the
most wonderful time to take a look at how truly
rich we are. We are abundantly rich all because
of Jesus, because of his selfless sacrifice on the
cross. That one act changed humanity forever, if
we choose to put our faith in Jesus.
The Bible talks about our righteousness being
like filthy rags in God’s eyes (Isaiah 64:6 ) but
that one incredible sacrifice - Jesus laying down
his life - enabled us to be clothed and lavished
with the love of God and riches of heaven.
Anyone who accepts Jesus as Lord is clothed
with righteousness and blessed with eternal riches. It doesn’t matter about the physical clothes
you wear, the car you drive or the size of your
house and income, what truly matters at the
end of the day is whether you’ve allowed God to
remove your filthy rags to gain all the riches of
heaven. `
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