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“Before you knew you needed a Savior, you had one.”

A thought by Max Lucado (2011-05-02) from his book, Cure for the Common Life (p. 70). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

I love a story that Max tells.  He says, “The bank sent me an overdraft notice on the checking account of one of my daughters. I encourage my college-age girls to monitor their accounts. Even so, they sometimes overspend. What should I do? Let the bank absorb it? They won’t. Send her an angry letter? Admonition might help her later, but it won’t satisfy the bank. Phone and tell her to make a deposit? Might as well tell a fish to fly. I know her liquidity. Zero. Transfer the money from my account to hers? Seemed to be the best option. After all, I had $25.37. I could replenish her account and pay the overdraft fee as well. Besides, that’s my job. Don’t get any ideas. If you’re overdrawn, don’t call me. My daughter can do something you can’t do: she can call me Dad. And since she calls me Dad, I did what dads do. I covered my daughter’s mistake. When I told her she was overdrawn, she said she was sorry. Still, she offered no deposit. She was broke. She had one option. ‘Dad, could you . . .’ I interrupted her sentence. ‘Honey, I already have.’ I met her need before she knew she had one.”

He goes on, “Long before you knew you needed grace, your Father did the same. He made the deposit, an ample deposit. ‘Christ died for us while we were still sinners’ (Rom. 5:8 NCV). Before you knew you needed a Savior, you had one. And when you ask him for mercy, he answers, ‘I’ve already given it, dear child. I’ve already given it.’”

And that is such good news for all of us.  It is there for us even on Friday the 13th.
Just ask him to forgive you of your sins.  He already has so just ask and accept it. 


Why not ask and accept it right now? 
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