Welcome once again to tales from the Scraggy Swaggie.

Today I stopped along the Pacific Highway near Catherine Hill Bay and took a photograph of an old Greyhound Clipper bus. Years ago these famous buses travelled Australia’s highways carrying passengers from busy cities to quiet country towns.
Back in the 1960’s a traveller needed a paper ticket before stepping aboard the bus. No ticket meant no journey. Someone had to pay the fare.Life itself is a journey, and every soul is travelling toward an eternity out of this world that we know now. One day we shall either be welcomed into the presence of our Creator or separated from Him forever because of sin. The Bible says: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” —Romans 3:23
Though we have all sinned, God in His great love, has paid the price Himself for the sins of the world through the death of His Son Jesus Christ.“For ye are bought with a price…”—1 Corinthians 6:20
That price was not silver or gold, but the precious blood of Christ shed upon the cross for our sins.“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold… But with the precious blood of Christ…”—1 Peter 1:18-19
Jesus paid in full what we could never pay ourselves.“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree…”—1 Peter 2:24
Through His death, burial, and resurrection, Christ now offers forgiveness and eternal life to all who will trust Him.“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”—Acts 16:31
No ticket, no transport! No Christ, no Heaven!
But thank God, the price has already been paid for those who will receive Christ’s forgiveness by faith.

SCRAGGY SWAGGIE

The Australian Swagman is embedded in Australian folklore, embodying traits like independence, resilience, and the laid-back bush spirit}. This Swaggie, who prefers to remain anonymous, also is a firm believer in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He seems to have the added spirit of the well known Australian poet, Banjo Paterson. (Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson was nicknamed “Banjo” after a beloved horse owned by his family. He adopted this as a pen name in 1885 when submitting poems to The Bulletin newspaper to separate his poetry from his work as a solicitor.}