The most valuable things in life cannot be purchased.
Before my husband and I married, we lived 1,000 miles away from one another. Since we could not have the typical in-person dates as other couples do, we had to utilize other media during our courtship. Very early in our relationship, he asked me what it was that I wanted. I told him, “I want all of those things that money can’t buy.”
To many in our society who equate the acquisition (or giving) of things as a telltale sign of their desirability and/or success, this statement is incomprehensible. My husband, on the other hand, fully understood what I meant by those words without me ever having to give further explanation.
What does the phrase “all of those things that money can’t buy” mean? Simply, it means love, respect, faithfulness, honor and understanding. These all lend itself to true living instead of simple mindless existence without fulfillment. It’s all of those
‘heart’ things that people down through the ages have longed for and sought
out. Sadly, in their impatience over not finding it in another human being quickly enough, many end up settling for less and their heart remains unsatisfied. It is in this discontented state that longings for true heart things grow until one day the search is resumed and, if not careful, unfaithfulness is born into the relationship.
God knows all about those heart things we crave because He’s the one who designed that desire-specific area in our spirits. As we go through life, we attempt to fill that God-shaped hole with all manner of things hoping to find the contentment, true love, honest acceptance and the meaningful life we long for, yet all the while, He’s the only one who can perfectly fit (and truly fulfill) that empty place in our heart.
The longings we experience in our physical existence mimic the same deep-seated desires of our spiritual selves. While it is true that the best things for our earthly life cannot be purchased, so it is also true in our spiritual life.
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.”
God gave His very best to us – His son Jesus Christ - in the form of a gift. It cannot be bought; it cannot be acquired through works. This gift has to be received through
faith.
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”
I love the definition of the word ‘gift’ according to Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary:
1. Something freely given by one person to another for his benefit or pleasure.
God freely gave us His Son solely for our benefit. This is how deep His longing is for us to not die in our lost spiritual state which would separate us from Him forever. Instead, He wants us to freely accept His gift to us in this life so that we can then live with Him in the next for all of eternity. That is how much He loves us!
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Would you like to have all of those things that money can’t buy? He’s given the gift to us. You need only accept it. He’s waiting for you.
(For more information about forming a relationship with the Lord, see How You Can Find Him located at the top of this page.)
Before my husband and I married, we lived 1,000 miles away from one another. Since we could not have the typical in-person dates as other couples do, we had to utilize other media during our courtship. Very early in our relationship, he asked me what it was that I wanted. I told him, “I want all of those things that money can’t buy.”
To many in our society who equate the acquisition (or giving) of things as a telltale sign of their desirability and/or success, this statement is incomprehensible. My husband, on the other hand, fully understood what I meant by those words without me ever having to give further explanation.
What does the phrase “all of those things that money can’t buy” mean? Simply, it means love, respect, faithfulness, honor and understanding. These all lend itself to true living instead of simple mindless existence without fulfillment. It’s all of those
‘heart’ things that people down through the ages have longed for and sought
out. Sadly, in their impatience over not finding it in another human being quickly enough, many end up settling for less and their heart remains unsatisfied. It is in this discontented state that longings for true heart things grow until one day the search is resumed and, if not careful, unfaithfulness is born into the relationship.
God knows all about those heart things we crave because He’s the one who designed that desire-specific area in our spirits. As we go through life, we attempt to fill that God-shaped hole with all manner of things hoping to find the contentment, true love, honest acceptance and the meaningful life we long for, yet all the while, He’s the only one who can perfectly fit (and truly fulfill) that empty place in our heart.
The longings we experience in our physical existence mimic the same deep-seated desires of our spiritual selves. While it is true that the best things for our earthly life cannot be purchased, so it is also true in our spiritual life.
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.”
God gave His very best to us – His son Jesus Christ - in the form of a gift. It cannot be bought; it cannot be acquired through works. This gift has to be received through
faith.
Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”
I love the definition of the word ‘gift’ according to Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary:
1. Something freely given by one person to another for his benefit or pleasure.
God freely gave us His Son solely for our benefit. This is how deep His longing is for us to not die in our lost spiritual state which would separate us from Him forever. Instead, He wants us to freely accept His gift to us in this life so that we can then live with Him in the next for all of eternity. That is how much He loves us!
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Would you like to have all of those things that money can’t buy? He’s given the gift to us. You need only accept it. He’s waiting for you.
(For more information about forming a relationship with the Lord, see How You Can Find Him located at the top of this page.)
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