I just returned from vacationing in a fabulous all-inclusive resort. I was greeted with a glass of champagne and was treated like royalty. I kept feeling like I needed to sign for something, at least tip! But no, everything was included in the price that was paid. That kind of freedom was hard to believe at first, but once I did trust in it, I was overcome with joy!
Jesus says He has gone to prepare a place for us--many mansions! I know that heaven will be even more fabulous than the resort I just enjoyed. But heaven, like a great vacation, isn't free. Someone had to pay the price. Someone did. Jesus paid the debt we owed for our sins with His own blood. The price He paid was all-inclusive. The sins of our past are covered. Our current misdeeds and neglected tasks are covered, too. Even every future failure is covered. It's hard to believe that all we have to do is trust that our debt has been paid by God's own Son, but it's true. That knowledge should overwhelm us with joy each and every day.
