Opportunity Cost
9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. Psalm 119:9-12 (KJV)
The Morning Exhortation
Every choice in this life has a cost. The “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” proverb is a good example. Once the cake is eaten, it is gone forever. Therefore, one cost of eating the cake is the lost opportunity to keep it. The salvation of the Lord is a free gift, but the Master has commanded us to first count the cost. We would think it strange for a man clothed in old dirty rags to refuse a free wardrobe of new clean clothes. Or even worse to say “yes” to the new clean clothes, yet insist on keeping his old dirty underwear. The old life, right down to the dirty undergarments, must go if we are to have the new life in Christ Jesus. When you see the choice clearly, you will wonder why it took you so long to reach for it. (Psalms 1; Deuteronomy 30:19; Matthew 6:19-24, 16:24-26; Luke 12:15-32; Zechariah 3:1-5; Romans 8:31-39; Luke 14:28-35; Matthew 7:24-29, 28:18-20; Ephesians 3:14-21)
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