Line Upon Line

Someone who purchased a winning "quick-pick" lottery ticket on March 12 from a Miami area food market had won themselves a cool $50 million dollars -- but they'll never enjoy their windfall.

They failed to claim their prize before the 180 day deadline passed.

Lottery spokeswoman Sheila Griffin said, "There is no second chance. Too late."

No second chance -- too late.

That's sad.

That's much like the gift of salvation that God offers through Jesus Christ, His Son -- if you don't come forth and claim it, you'll lose it forever.

When I hear of the death of another well-known person -- most recently Johnny Cash, John Ritter, Bob Hope, and Charles Bronson -- I wonder if they claimed their prize before their demise.

Only God knows for sure.

But one thing I do know for sure, if you don't receive by faith the gift of salvation that God has freely offered in this life, you will forfeit eternal life.

Don't wait until it's too late -- God's offer has an expiration date -- it expires when you expire.

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think on these things...

"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation."

-- Hebrews 9:27,28

"For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation. For the Scripture says, 'Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.' For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For 'whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.'"

-- Romans 10:10-13