Gen. 43:11 there must be a payment.

This is not the first time that Jacob sends a present to make a peace with them who he feels would harm him.
He did the same with Esau thinking he would harm him for taking the blessing of inheritance   We notice that it is the blessings he obtained that he would use for protection.
     Think of it, we have done God wrong by sinning. We have done many things as a non-Christian that were perhaps horrible. Then as a Christian we sometimes transgress.  There is a difference.  We can now bring a offering to the father, who will then assure we are protected and forgiven. The offering made once for all.  Jesus the sweet smelling offering--the Lamb of God.  There is no other gift we can bring.  The payment must be without good works and only by the finished work of Calvary.his work finished  Now we have to endure and keep the salvation that he died to give us.   read Matt. 24:48-51  carefully. the servant in these verses calls him Lord and he is the Lord of that servant.  He lives the wrong way and will find himself like the ones who don't believe and live it.  We can repent if we are on wrong track. We can bring the gift to God of his son.