WHAT 90 MILLION CAN’T BUY…
It’s been intriguing to observe the hysteria of the 90 million dollar Oz Lotto jackpot this week. Half the adult population of Australia has bought a ticket, hoping to win, even though there was a 99.97% chance of not winning it.
I find it ironic that in our tough times, Australians can still find over 200 million dollars to spend on lotto, and are willing to take on such ridiculous odds.
People’s attitude to a 90 million dollar jackpot shows a clear difference between Christians and non-Christians. Christians know that they have a treasure that is priceless. Every Christian knows, they have, in a sense, already “won lotto”.
No amount of money can buy a ticket to heaven or pay the debt we owe to a holy God. Every Christian must know the odds of pleasing God without trusting in Jesus alone, is 0%. To be 100% saved and have priceless treasure in Heaven, the Bible says we must repent and believe.
Repent = Not just saying sorry to God, but doing a 180° turn in life
– away from ourself and sin, and toward God.
Believe = Believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to be saved.
The only way to please God is through Jesus.
To know Jesus is to “hit the jackpot”.
What’s stopping you?
“I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me”. John 14:6
Jim Mobbs,
Assistant Minister