Prepaid

We recently went to a prepaid cell phone plan. We had been "contract/post paid" customers for about thirteen years and felt that we weren't getting the same bang for the buck. For us to get the same package post paid as we did prepaid, it would have cost an extra $30 or $40 dollars per month.

So, what is the big difference between prepaid and post paid. Well, post paid means that I get to use the service and pay for it later; prepaid means I have to pay for the service before I use it. The first is where they trust me to pay for it later, the latter is where they figure I better pay for it first. Either way, it is the same money, whether it is before or after. However, not all prepaid is the same...

Our word for today comes from Ephesians 1:7, NIV, which reads, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of GOD'S grace."

Look, we have all sinned, and I mean ALL. Those sins, however, have already been paid for. JESUS post paid for all the sins that were committed before Him; paid for all the sins committed while He was here; and, prepaid for all the sins that are to come. JESUS paid it ALL for them all.

Now, we have to ask GOD to forgive us of our sins. We have to truly repent for those sins. We have to turn from our sin and try to never do it again. But, once we do that, all the price for forgiveness has been FOREVER paid. Isn't that wonderful? We don't have to worry if we can be trusted to pay for it later or if we must pay for it first; JESUS has paid the price for all sin! All we have to do is accept His gift and receive His forgiveness.

Yes, there are advantages to post paid. But, when it comes to payment for sin, I am eternally grateful that it has been prepaid.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T