"Unprecedented"

"What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?" (Psalms 116:12)

 When it comes to our salvation, there is really nothing else that even comes close to the value and the benefits of what comes with being saved. As for the fact that anyone who says they don't need to be saved, are liars, it is absolutely true; because we are all born into this world separated from God by sin, and each and everyone of us need to be reconciled back to God. I am totally convinced that we all know that to be true; whether or not we want to admit it, that is a totally different matter. As a teenager, I knew where it was that I was headed, that hell was the road I was heading towards. It was almost celebrated and bragged about among friends, as we all were living the party life and feeling free to do whatever we wanted to do. So no one can try to tell me that they do not need to be saved, because we are all born in sin, and we are all born with a sinful nature. That said, when it comes to being saved from going to hell, there is really nothing we can do to purchase that ticket; there is not enough money in the world that will pay that price; and there is nothing we can do to earn our way to heaven. So you tell me: What shall we render unto the LORD for all His benefits? Whatever He wants! That is the equivalent measure of the pearls we have been given; that the benefits of being saved cannot be measured by anything or anyone else, no way, no how! No matter how badly we might be treated or how hard we are persecuted for our testimony, none of that can even begin to scratch the surface of what our salvation is worth...

"Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too. Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart. If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit. Either way, Christ's love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them." (2 Corinthians 5:11-15) NLT