The Price and Value of Your Salvation
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Summary
The service closes a church-wide Daniel fast, and the preacher testifies that fasting draws us nearer to God, sharpens our spiritual sight above the flesh, and helps us keep our focus on what truly matters. He urges the congregation to make this fast a yearly tradition and to open not only their ears but their hearts, so the seed of God's word can take root and bear fruit.
The central question is simple but searching: how much do you value your salvation? We invest in whatever we truly believe matters, yet ordinary life - work, family, school - easily scatters our attention until we forget to pray, give thanks, or open the Scriptures. Salvation is the greatest gift God could give, bought not with silver or gold but with the precious blood of Jesus.
He leaves us with two questions to carry home: how grateful are you for your salvation, and what does it mean to you personally? Just as we cherish most what costs the most, salvation has a worth beyond price. We will only fully grasp it when we stand before God and see His pierced hands, feet, and side - so until that day, remember daily the price that was paid for us.
Key Points
- Fasting draws us closer to God and lifts our attention from the flesh to the things of the Spirit.
- Open both your ears and your heart so the word of God can take root and bear fruit.
- We invest our time and energy in whatever we truly believe matters most.
- Daily busyness can crowd out prayer, thanksgiving, and Scripture, so guard your focus.
- Salvation is God's greatest gift, paid for with the blood of Christ, not with silver or gold.
- Genuine gratitude reshapes how we live and serve, the way we treasure what costs the most.
- We will fully understand the price of salvation when we see the pierced hands of Jesus.
Devotional
Take a quiet moment and ask yourself honestly how much your salvation is worth to you. It cost God His only Son and was sealed with the precious blood of Christ, a gift you could never earn or repay. When the rush of work, family, and ordinary days threatens to crowd Him out, let the Holy Spirit remind you to stop and give thanks. Treasure what is eternal, keep your heart fixed on things above, and live each day grateful for the price that was paid for you.
We invest our time in whatever we truly believe matters most.
Salvation cost us nothing, but it cost Christ everything.
We will know the full price of salvation when we see His pierced hands.
