Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of $100,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."
The interviewer said, "Well, what would you say to a package of 5 weeks vacation, full medical and dental, Company Retirement Fund to 50% of salary, Executive Share Option Scheme, Profit Related Pay and a company car leased every 2 years - say, a 5 series BMW?"
The Accountant sat up straight and said, "Wow! Are you kidding?"
The interviewer replied, "Yes, but you started it."
This story reminds me of a saying we have all heard growing up, “Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.” During these tough times we are living in it has become difficult to know what you can count on, what is real and not just false hope. The good news is this. God loves you so much that He sent His Son to earth over two-thousand years ago. Jesus the Son of God died on the cross for your sins that you may have eternal life!. You can count on the Lord Jesus to help you, save you, and be with you through difficult times. This is the real deal
This truth is expressed beautifully in a paraphrase of the Bible called, The Message, “Say the welcoming word to God—"Jesus is my Master"—embracing, body and soul, God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That's it. You're not "doing" anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That's salvation. With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: "God has set everything right between him and me" (Romans 10:9-10).
