price

Recently, people have noted that the price has not been right! Our inflation continues to rise, groceries cost more and they “just don’t make things to last like they used to” is an expression still spoken today.

Thinking back over a hundred years ago, if you dreamed of owning a new house, it would have cost approximately $6,296. A dozen eggs cost 47 cents, a pound of round steak cost 40 cents and three pounds of macaroni cost 25 cents. A haircut for ladies was $5 and trip to the movies was 15 cents which didn’t include the candy bar or popcorn. A vinyl record was entertainment back in the 1920’s which was about a dollar. Prices have certainly gone up!

It seems as if we are continuously paying a price. Our flesh wants the easy way. The world wants us to conform. Satan wants us to fail. It seems as if the price never decreases because everytime you succeed at something, the next challenge gets more difficult but God never promised life would be easy. He promised peace (John 14:27), power (Matthew 28: 19-20) and inner satisfaction (John 7:37-38).

If something is worthwhile, then there is probably a higher price to pay. Jesus told us, “Strive to enter in at the narrow gate because the road to destruction is easy and broad, most people choose the path of least resistance. Choose the straight and narrow gate which few enter.” (Matthew 7: 13-14)

We all have different crosses to bear and we don’t all pay the same price, but Even Bruce Springsteen talks about the journey of life when he said that “A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to be and become the man you want to be.” Perhaps it’s time to consider the highest price that was paid. Jesus died on a cross and paid the ultimate price for our sins so that we can have eternal life with him. That’s reason to celebrate! That’s a reason to be the person God created us to be. The price is right!