Our Pastor and his wife on His 20th birthday one week before they were engaged to be married.From the Pastor: (2 Kings 6:25) … an ass's head was [sold] for fourscore [pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five [pieces] of silver.
When men become desperate, their since of value changes. Things that are of little value during good times can become of great value when life is threatened. I was once offered a homemade tamale which had been made from the head of a hog which had been boiled for that purpose. I turned my nose up at the thought of eating such a thing. One of my Aunts offered me some tripe which she explained to me was the stomach lining of a cow. I turned my nose up at this as well. If your life depended upon eating such things you would not only accept them but might well pay a rich sum for them. The men of Samaria had been under siege and a famine prevailed. They were willing to pay more for the head of an ass than they would pay Judas for betraying our Lord, Jesus. They would pay as much for a gallon of dove’s dung as they paid for the Savior of Men. Men often come to the point of death before they see the value of repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. When death is near men begin to value that which they have for years rejected. What price would you pay for eternal life if it could be bought? What value do you place on the forgiveness of sins? Is there any price you would not pay to escape everlasting punishment in Hell? Is your Savior worth more to you than anything in the world?
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