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marbella3 70F
2480 posts
12/11/2017 5:56 am
It´s All a Gift!!

Read: Ephesians 2:1–9

Bible in a Year: Hosea 5–8; Revelation 2

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8

London’s Café Rendezvous has nice lighting, comfortable couches, and the smell of coffee in the air. What it doesn’t have are prices. Originally started as a business by a local church, the café was transformed a year after it started. The managers felt that God was calling them to do something radical—make everything on the menu free. Today you can order a coffee, cake, or sandwich without cost. There isn’t even a jar. It’s all a gift.

I asked the manager why they were so generous. “We’re just trying to treat people the way God treats us,” he said. “God gives to us whether we thank him or not. He’s generous to us beyond our imaginations.”

Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. Rev.22:17

Jesus died to rescue us from our sins and reconcile us with God. He rose from the grave and is alive now. Because of this, every wrong thing we’ve done can be forgiven, and we can have new life today (Eph. 2:1–5). And one of the most amazing things about this is that it is all free. We can’t buy the new life Jesus offers. We can’t even donate toward the cost (vv. 8–9). It’s all a gift.

As the folks at Café Rendezvous serve their cakes and coffees, they give people a glimpse of God’s generosity. You and I are offered eternal life for free because Jesus has paid the bill.
Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. Revelation 22:17

Eternal life is a free gift ready to be received.



MrsJoe 76F
17308 posts
12/11/2017 7:11 am

A lesson that so many need to learn, IT'S FREE! Nothing can earn salvation, it is PAID FOR IN FULL. We try to live a godly life not to gain our salvation, but BECAUSE we have already received it. Thank you for this reminder.

PS.... Deborahsu, I hope your sister is doing better, and I hope you went back and read my response to you on the blog about empathy. We cannot allow our vulnerable elderly to be mistreated.


Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.