Jesus Is My Pay Pal

A while back, I tried to purchase a doll online. I hadn’t been on Ebay for several years, so I hadn’t used PayPal either.

Of course, I couldn’t remember my password. When I tried to click the “reset” button, it didn’t send me an email. I hit the button about 10 times, typed in those googly letters for security. Ahhhhhh! I just wanted to pay for the doll. I tried to re-register on PayPal.
“That email is already in use.”
No kidding? Then why don’t you send me a password re-set?
I try to call.
I click on the “call me” button.
It says, “We show that you have an active email. Check your email.”

Ultimately, I gave up in utter frustration. I’m just going to start over with a new identity. I registered for a new Yahoo email address and a new PayPal account. Finally, I was able to pay for my purchase.

How does this relate to God? Well, before I knew Jesus, I had made a complete and utter mess of my life? No matter how many different ways I tried to fix it, I just made it worse. I wasn’t connected with God, so I didn’t have any help. I was trying to do it alone. Finally, one night at a Christian music concert, I surrendered God. I said, “I’m sorry God, I can don’t do this by myself any more. I give up. I need you; please forgive me.”

From that moment on, He took over and wiped my slate clean. He gave me a new name. He gave me the “access code” – J-E-S-U-S is my password. All I need to do is use HIS name. He is the ultimate PayPal. He paid the price for me to have access to God in this life, and in Heaven for eternity.

Romans 5:1-2 (The Message) "By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us — set us right with him, make us fit for him — we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise."