NBA Championship
NBA basketball has reached fever pitch these days now that the NBA Finals is on. The first team to win four games merits the trophy.
The Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy is only awarded to the team that deserves it. Only the hungrier, more talented team that works hard for it will earn the prestigious and coveted NBA title.
Many people think that obtaining salvation from God is like winning an NBA title. They think that a sinner must work hard for it. That he must earn it in order to get it.
But thank God, He does not give salvation and eternal life this way. If God decided to grant eternal life as an award, none of us can bag it. God demands a perfect field goal percentage in order for one to get it.
In His mercy and grace, He decided to give salvation not as a trophy to be won but as a gift to be received freely: "...the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23.
