“You Can’t Afford It”
Wednesday, July 16, 2025Key Verse
“…freely ye have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:8
Text — Matthew 10:8-16
Message
Do you know that free things are more expensive than the things money can buy? For example, it is said that an average human breathes two thousand gallons or 11,000 litres of air every day. And you cannot wait a moment without taking in air. Yes, how much do you pay for it? Perhaps all the wealth of the richest man on earth will not be enough to pay God for only the air he has breathed during his lifetime. There are many things money cannot buy. Even if it can, nobody would have had enough to afford it. Yet, if you have the money to buy the whole world, it would not be enough to buy the salvation of your soul. God knows this, that is why He chooses to save our souls without charge.
Our Bible passage advises us on what to do with all the free gifts we have received from God. What we have received from God must be freely given to others also. Have you received the free gift of salvation? God gave you His Son freely and it cost Jesus so much pain when He died and rose again to save you. The debt you owe Him is to go and preach His love to others. This will lead to their salvation and deliverance from the path of hellfire. Do that today.
Further Reading
Mark 16:15-18
Prayer for today
Lord, give me the grace to share with others freely the gospel of peace.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
