The lady approached the man in the meat market of a family owned grocery store with, "How much are your eggs for a dozen?" He answered, $2.00 per dozen." She then said the store down the street only charges $1.50." To which the grocer asked, "Then why didn't you buy your eggs there?" She responded, "They are out of eggs today." With which the grocer said, "Oh, we only charge $1.50 when we are out, too."
There is much to be said about the value of that which we do not have. Many a Christian would gladly give a million dollars to the Lord, when they don't have a million. There is a tremendous value placed upon the gift of eternal life. In order to provide eternal life for any who would receive it, it broke the bank of Heaven. There can never again be a payment for the sin debt of lost humanity.
The scripture places the proper value on the soul and eternal life when it says, "What would it profit a man to get the wealth of the whole world and lose his soul." Or what will you give in exchange for your soul.
A wealthy business man in Tennessee gave millions of dollars to various Christian causes. He had a reversal of fortunes and lost everything. A friend asked him if he ever thought of the millions that he gave away. He responded, "Every day, that's all I have left."
Life is so short, at it's longest span--a vapor that appears and is suddenly gone. Eternity is such a long period of time to enjoy. Why would one exchange the brevity of life for the length of eternity. There is a value to the hope of the Christian. If you don't think so, ask any Christian who is in a backslidden condition what he would take for that which he is not using.
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