You walk into the grocery store
& there is a table
with
FREE SAMPLES.
Hmm..
Are they really FREE?
What is the catch?
What is it really going to cost me
if I eat one~
will I have to buy the product?
Hmm...
To receive or not receive
even though it is
FREE~
"Taste and see that the LORD is good..."
RECEIVE~ "...blessed is the one who takes refuge in HIM" (Psalm 34:8)
FREE~
“Come to ME, all you who are weary & burdened..."
RECEIVE~
"...and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28)
FREE~
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart & lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to HIM..."
RECEIVE~ "...and HE will make your paths straight" (Proverbs 3: 5-6)
Hmm...
There is a catch~
"So if the SON sets you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36)