The Only Thing Stopping You is You

I was on my way to work yesterday and stopped for a power breakfast. Okay I confess it was McDonalds, and I had a sausage biscuit & 2 hash browns. I paid for my power meal and was given an extra dollar back in my change. I’m getting old I counted it 3 times to make sure it was her that made the mistake and not me. I concluded that she had, then quicker than a blink of an eye I thought “keep it no one will ever know”. I very quickly turned around and returned the extra dollar. As I was waiting for my meal I thought to myself “Do I have an amount that I would keep and not return?” Take a minute and ask yourself that question. I once found $2000.00 and returned it. No I ‘m not a saint, I just thought at the time that if I lost that amount I would prayerfully hope that the person that found my money would return it.

There was a guy in the bible named Zacchaeus ( Luke 19)he was little guy, so short he had to climb a tree to see over everyone. Jesus is walking down the road and stops, looks up and says :Zacchaeus come down and we’ll go to your house and eat” and they did. The proper people of the day muttered to themselves and out loud. What is Jesus doing he’s eating with a criminal. Zacchaeus hearing what was being said I give ½ of my possessions to the poor, and if I’ve cheated anyone I will pay them back 4 times the amount. And you can be sure that Zacchaeus had cheated people, he was a tax collector, and tax collectors during this time pretty much had a free hand to collect what they wanted and you couldn’t do anything about it.

If I had kept the dollar only God and I would have known. It could be said of I’ve lived life as a good person I wouldn’t be called a criminal by people that know me. But I have sinned, not to the degree maybe that Zacchaeus did. But I’m eligible for the same gift that Zacchaeus got and it’s called Salvation. The bible tells us in Romans 6:23 “The wages of sin are death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. You might say to yurself I’m a good person I don’t need God. John 1:12 tells us that yet all who received him to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become the children of God. Its simple ask God to come into your life , forgive you of your sins and he will. Some of you reading this are saying to yourself “the dude is crazy” you’re right I am crazy for God. The day I asked God to forgive my sins and come into my life is the single greatest day in my life. It can be for you as well. The only thing stopping you is you.

ASK GOD