LOOK AT THE INVISIBLE PRICE TAGS

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)

A lot of you really enjoy going shopping – Don’t you? A lot of times, just wandering through a dollar store or Wal Mart or antique stores is interesting and fun – all the new and old gadgets one can find to spend money on is amazing!

I try very hard to not get caught up in the big sales or “bargain hunts”, because if I am not careful, I will end up going home with something I do not need or that is not worth the price I paid….I have adopted a new slogan: “Nothing is a bargain unless you really need it!”….I once knew a lady who attended all the yard sales and bought anything she thought was a bargain; then she ended up trying to re-sell her s0-called bargains to her friends and children…..Most shoppers are alike in one respect; they may be young or old, big or small, but their fingers just naturally reach for the price tag – they look at the price tag and ask themselves a question: “Can I afford this? Is it worth the price?”

If we are concerned about the price of material things – such as clothes, food, homes, and have in mind approximate prices which we will not go over – what about the spiritual things? There are many, many things in life with invisible price tags….Young people standing on the threshold of life need to ask themselves, “What is the invisible price tag?”….A young man pays a small amount for a drink of liquor and maybe in a few years he cannot keep from drinking constantly; he did not see the price tag of a ruined life and a broken home.

There are very few bargains in life; one needs to remember that most successful people paid for their success in hard work and self-denial….Everything in life has a price tag, visible or invisible….The Prodigal Son could not see the price he was going to pay when he took his inheritance and left for a far away country….The Rich Young Ruler thought the price of eternal life was way too high, but there was a higher invisible price to pay….Judas realized too late the price he paid for thirty pieces of silver!

Many girls pay too great a price for pretty clothes….Many boys and girls pay too much for popularity and surface friends….WE NEED TO LEARN TO SEARCH FOR THE PRICE TAGS AT THE PRESENT AND IN THE FUTURE!!!

The Cheapest thing in the world is a kind and loving word….Yet the value of a kind word on a life is hard to measure….Look for life’s price tag and be prepared to make the best selections of how you will spend the time and talent allotted to you.