Finishing Well: Salvation is free, everything else has a cost

Proverbs 21:20 In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.

In my last article on aging we looked at the topics of nutrition, housing, and transportation. All of these areas require finances. Nutritious food, adequate housing and reliable transportation are not free. Salvation is God’s free gift to us but it appears that everything else has a cost.

The man of God should avoid all extremes. Some people hoard while others have huge debt. The Bible teaches us that Godliness with contentment is great gain. We are to be good stewar...