No Better Time than Now to Save
As I was driving on the highway I saw a billboard with the
words “No better time than now to save”. It was an
advertisement for something, and I honestly could not tell
you for what. But it did catch my eye, because I thought
it was a great message for the church. As a selfish sinner
I could look at that message and wonder what I could
possibly purchase that would be at an incredible
discount. My greed could drive me to conclude that I
would actually be saving myself money by buying something
cheaper than usual.
If I look at that sign through the eyes of Christ, I see a
message to a sinful world. “I lift up my eyes to the
hills (billboard)- where does my help come from? My help
comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm
121:1-2 The “help” that comes from the Lord is much
better than a discount on a purchase for some material
gain. The “help” is in the form of a Savior, Jesus
Christ, who died for the sins of the world. He died
for all people. You don’t have to be a member of Sam’s
Club to get in on this savings. What a great gift!
Christ spent thirty-three years on earth showing by
example how to save. After his ascension, he left the job
to us. Our job is to point people to the one who saved
us. We don’t know when he will call us individually home,
and we don’t know when he will return. But we do know
that there is “no better time than now to save”.
(kinda funny that after I wrote this I had to “save” it on
the computer)
William Hiskey
Updated: 2/4/2003
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