It's Free (1970s)

it's free it's free [Music] we all like to get something free when I was a boy I sometimes used all my allowance to buy postcards and then I'd go through magazines and find things I could send for that were free but you know something it's fun to get free candy and things like that but there's something much more important the most important thing in all the world and it's free what's the most important thing in the world that's free to really be a Christian that's right not one of us nobody in all the world deserves to be a Christian to have our sins forgiven to have the Lord Jesus fill our lives with happiness and to know we're going to Heaven someday we don't deserve this but it's ours free the Bible calls this salvation what salvation Mr messenger that's what he's talking about salvation is when you let Jesus into your heart so he can forgive your sins and make you happy that's right I'm still not sure I understand do you like to hike in the woods sure and have your parents ever warned you to be careful so you don't get lost okay let's imagine your out hiking in the woods you get a little careless and go deep into the trees away from any Trails you're sure you can take care of yourself but you get lost it's no fun being lost it can be very dangerous suppose when you're lost in the woods you find a box it's full of books books on Science History arithmetic all kinds of books you could read all those books learn everything in them but that wouldn't help you find your way out of the woods and that's how it is with lots of people in this world they learn many things but they just never take the time to learn the most important thing how to become a Christian suppose you were to find a lot of money in this box hundreds of dollars perhaps what good would that do you so long as you were lost you couldn't buy any food you couldn't buy a ticket which would take you out of the woods you'd be just like people in the world today they work and work to make money money becomes the most important thing in life to them they think so much about money they never take time to think about God's free gift of Salvation it's especially bad to be lost in the woods at night the Bible tells us this world is full of Darkness the darkness of sin Jesus said if you follow me you won't be stumbling through the darkness for a living light will flood your path God is light the Bible tells us and in him is no Darkness at all go to that light and you won't be lost anymore becoming a Christian means that you turn from the darkness of sin and go to the light which God has given us the light we find in the Bible but many people won't come to God's light they try to live their own way they go all through life lost don't turn your backs on God's light kids the Apostle Paul said to one of his young friends when you were a small child you were taught the holy scriptures and it is these that make you wise to accept God's salvation by trusting in Christ Jesus I still don't quite understand how you become a Christian Mr messenger okay let's think of it this way suppose you were out there in the water [Music] drowning then you saw me coming in my boat what would you do I would call out for you to save me but what if I looked down at you and said oh you're drown in I'm sorry what a terrible thing dear me it's getting late I must hurry I don't have time to save you now but I'll be back this way in an hour if you're still drowning then I'll pull you into my boat and save you is that what I would do no you would pull me into your boat and save me of course I would I would save your life just as fast as I could that's the way it is when you become a Christian you're like a person drowning you can't save yourself but the Bible tells us anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved I understand isn't it kind of like when you're sick the doctor gives you some medicine if you take the medicine the germs in your body will die you will get well again but you got to take the medicine sin is a terrible thing all of us have sin in our hearts the Bible tells us all have sinned everybody but when we open our hearts to the Lord Jesus when we become Christians then something wonderful happens God makes us his children becoming a Christian not only sets you free from sin becoming a Christian is the only way to really have a happy life so do you think you really understand what it means to be a Christian everyone is lost without Jesus it's like being lost in the woods at night but the Bible is God like the Bible tells us how we can be saved from our sins you just told Jesus you're lost you can save yourself you ask him to save you and he does anybody who really wants to can become a Christian all you have to do is open your heart to the Lord Jesus I'm sure glad I'm a Christian so am I are you a Christian if you aren't you can be always remember what the Bible says Kim believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved [Music]