It's very difficult for some people to receive two things: a compliment and a gift. For me, it is a gift. I wonder how many people could relate that it is a gift? A gift says "you haven't earned it" and in our fallen nature state, we tend to shy away from anything that is free. This is the result of Pride. I know it sounds like an irony, but pride hides its self in a subtle manner.
The same goes for a compliment. Our reaction is we don't deserve it. There are as many reasons for this as there are people. It implies something that we like to hear, but we put on a brave face and say "thank you" when in all reality we feel it is not real.
Salvation is a gift from someone we have never seen or met face to face. Those who have the Holy Spirit have received the gift, but even at that so many feel like they must do something for heaven. Works of some kind. It could be doing something in the Church or giving lots of money. There's nothing wrong with giving, but we must always check our motive for it.
I pray that we all will know that Salvation is a gift from the Cross of Christ. I pray that we will know that His salvation is as free as the air we breathe.
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