SALVATION WAS COSTLY,BUT IT IS FREE

 SALVATION WAS COSTLY, BUT IT IS FREE


By: Evangelist Oluwole Olaleye
Christ Witness Evangelical Outreach
Enquiry:08038533059


Salvation is the greatest paradox of the Kingdom: it cost heaven everything, yet it is offered to humanity freely. The price was not silver or gold, but the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Scripture declares, “You were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold… but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” (1 Peter 1:18–19). The cross reveals the terrible cost of our redemption—pain, rejection, suffering, and death borne by the Son of God.

Yet, this costly salvation is not sold to us; it is gifted to us. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9). No human effort, moral record, or religious performance could pay this debt. Jesus paid it all, crying out, “It is finished” (John 19:30). What was costly to Christ is free to all who believe.

This truth humbles us and calls us to reverence. Free does not mean cheap. Grace demands a response—repentance, faith, and a surrendered life. “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). We receive freely, but we live gratefully, offering our lives as living sacrifices in response to such immeasurable love.

Prayer Points:

1.Prayer of Gratitude:

Father, I thank You for the costly sacrifice of Jesus Christ for my Salvation. I receive Your Grace with Humility and ask for a heart that never takes the Cross for granted, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Prayer for Transformation:

2.Lord, let the Power of this free yet costly Salvation transform my life daily. Help me to walk worthy of the Grace I have received and to proclaim this Salvation boldly to others, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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