When was the last time you checked the expiration date on something?  I think we were looking for some yesterday!!  A common phrase we hear often is, “Is it fresh?” or “How fresh is it?” In San Diego there is a local fish company that makes deliveries and on the side of their truck they have a slogan that says, “last night our fish slept in the ocean.”  How fresh is that!!

An expiration date is a date that is imprinted on packaged goods generally to indicate either the date the product should be sold by or when it should when it should be consumed.  Sometimes we see the date and disregard it for whatever reasons but most of the time we pay attention to the expiration date, especially food.  The tendency towards spoilage and/or the risk of illness are at least two of the factors which probably prompted the origination of an expiration date.

When we open our spiritual pantry or refrigerator the are NO expiration dates on anything!!  All the items have been purchased for us free of charge by God, expressed through the loving obedience and act of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  That price that was paid is good for eternity!!