06/03/2026
“Dad,” Daniel said, “you know you cannot afford to pay for all your children – you have too many – to pay entrance to the Ark.”
Bev and I had just covered the $250 fee for us to enter and experience the Noah’s Ark replica in Kentucky. It was amazing. Someone had to pay, and Daniel is the father of three preschool children. It was our turn. It was in our heart to pay.
Before everything, it was in God’s heart to foot the bill so we might live. When we rebelled and broke God’s heart, nothing changed. God still wanted to pay. God sent Jesus into the world at just the right time to pay for our mistakes.
So what is our response? To glorify God – do what is right, never quit on loving your neighbor, and always acknowledge God who paid the price.
This is our prayer today.
Gracious God, You are the perfect offering. Abraham saw this. Abraham prepared the offering, but when it was time to guarantee the offering, You stepped in. You became the light in the darkness. You passed before the offering. You guaranteed that the offering would not fail. You become the lamb. You became the Scapegoat. You took our brokenness away. You healed our sickness. You paid the price! And today across the globe, people from every nation, language, and tribe are stopping before Jesus and washing their lives in Christ’s love. And we are coming clean! You paid the price! Gracious God, help us offer our neighbors Your great redemptive love. This we pray in Jesus’ name amen.
1 Corinthians 6:19:
“For you were bought with a price; therefore, glorify God.”
Song for reflection is “Holy, Holy, Holy.”
