In all my gung-ho-ness about
Paleo, I ended up reserving a grain-fed, no antibiotics or hormones kind of
turkey from Natural Groceries. Did I bother to ask about the price? Nope. I
went for the best of the best. So, I go on Tuesday before Thanksgiving to pick
up the turkey. It is a nice 18lber…and then they ring up the price. Ouch! $120.
I said, “WOW, this better be the best damn turkey ever” and the checker says it
is. My second thought was what is my hubbie going to think of this? Well, the
cost didn’t come up until we were actually at the table with my brother’s
family diving into the food. It turned out to be the best turkey I ever had but
was the $120 price really worth it? The answer came through the voice of my
daughter. My husband stopped everyone talking and said our daughter had
something to say. You remember the commercial about Life cereal. Mikey liked
it. She liked it. Now, this is a big thing because my daughter is by far the
pickiest eater ever and is especially not fond of meat. She liked it and
actually had some more. That made the cost of the turkey all worth it! The cost
of Christ dying on the cross is worth it to God. Every time a new person
chooses to believe in Jesus, God is smiling and his heart is saying he or she
is worth it. That kind of love is unfathomable. Our salvation was paid for
because of he loves us that much. Will I buy another $120 turkey? Probably not.
I think it is best to let it be a treasured memory of the Thanksgiving of 2014
when my daughter declared she liked the turkey. Thankfully, Jesus took on the
sins of us all so his death and resurrection are a done deal. The price has
been paid. You just have to accept it.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but
the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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