You ask: "What am I to the world?" God asks: "What is Christ to you?" You say: "What can I do to obtain eternal life?" I answer: "Find out what Christ has done for you.”
He has done everything, and there is nothing left for you to do. Just before He died upon the cross, the Lord Jesus cried, "It is finished." Can you, can anyone, add to a finished work without spoiling it? It is worse than folly to think so. It is an insult to the Maker to attempt it. You cannot improve on God's work.
The human heart does not readily grasp the meaning of "free grace," because it is accustomed to—and expects to—buy, bargain, or give something for what it receives. Something for nothing is not an earthly market value; therefore it is difficult to comprehend God's terms of "Buy without money and without price.”
The freeness of the gospel invitation is "Coiner "Take!" You as an individual must personally come to God. Take Him at His word, and act upon it in faith. Saying you believe is worth nothing until you show the reality of your profession practically. Prove your faith by acting it out in your daily life. Food must be eaten before it will benefit the body; clothes must be worn before they can warm you; money must be used before it can supply your wants. Christ must be believed and received into your heart in order to save you.