Heaven’s Grocery Store
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As I was walking down life’s highway, I came upon a sign that read “Heaven’s Grocery Store.” When I got a little closer, the doors swung open wide and I walked through the entrance. I saw a host of angels. One handed me a shopping cart and instructed me to fill it.
I headed down the aisles and noticed that everything anyone would ever need was in that store. Just when I began to wonder how I would ever carry everything, an angel approached me and said, “Whatever you can’t carry, you can come back for.”
I first grabbed some Patience. Then I found a huge box of Understanding. Can’t have too much of that, I mused. So I grabbed an extra box. Then I noticed Love in the same row and put an oversized load of that in my cart.
Next I got some Wisdom and a couple of bags of Faith. I couldn’t overlook Charity, so I grabbed that, too. Oh, my goodness, I thought, the Holy Spirit’s here! He’s all over the place-plentiful as can be! So I took a generous helping and then came upon Strength.
Realizing I’d need that to help me through the tough times ahead, I didn’t hesitate to put some in my cart. And then I came upon Courage. Gotta have that, too.
My cart was getting full, but I remembered I needed Grace. Then I chose Salvation and rejoiced inwardly that it was free. Wow! I thought. I’ve got everything I need to do God’s will.
But as I moved toward the cashier, I noticed Prayer. I’ll need a lot of that, I reasoned, because when I step outside this store, I’ll be stepping right into a world of sin. So I stocked up on Prayer and couldn’t help but notice Peace and Joy. They were plentiful, so I helped myself. And right next to the cashier’s counter, I noticed Praise and Worship, so l placed them on top.
Then I said to the angel working the cash register, “How much do I owe?”
But he just smiled and said, “Take them everywhere you go.”
So I repeated the question: “Really. How much do I owe?”
“My child,” he said, “God paid your bill a long, long time ago.”
Know It!
Isn’t it exciting that God gives you
—for free-everything you need for living a godly life? You don’t have to wonder and question how he wants you to live. He’s already told you to live a holy life. And instead of frustrating you by making you guess how to do that, he simply gives you everything you need to become all he calls you to be!
Read It!
1 Corinthians 4:20; Hebrews
12:14; 1 Peter 1:16; Revelation 22:11
Pray It!
Spend some time thanking God for paying the bill for everything you need to live a holy life. Ask him to fill you with his Holy Spirit so that you may be empowered to be the godly person He wants you to be.
