Intrigued? What is the debt that has been paid? What
relevance does it have to me? Most people incur debts along life's way. It is a
great relief when those debts are finally paid out.
We have all accumulated debts to God. The more we sin the
more debt we accumulate. These debts cannot be paid by monetary means. These
debts cannot be worked off by our blood, sweat and tears.
How then can the debt be paid? How can God be paid out? If
you and I can't do it; how is it possible?
Maybe some of you are thinking, 'I don't believe in God,
therefore how can I incur a debt to a God I don't believe in?' Let's look at
what the Bible has to say. Ezekiel 18:4 tells us, "Behold, all souls are Mine: the soul of the father as well as the
soul of the son is Mine; the soul who sins shall die."
Dying is the result of sinning! What is man's greatest fear?
Surely it is the fear of dying! Now we know why we die. So how can we get right
with God? I have this great debt which I cannot pay and I cannot work it off.
Thankfully, God has provided the answer through His Son, Jesus Christ. Let's
look at Romans 6:23, "For the
wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord."
Would you like to exchange your debt of sin for eternal life?
Would you like to get rid of your debt of sin forever? Let me be quite blunt
about this matter. If you die in your sins - you will go to Hell. You will
stand before God at the Great White Throne of judgement. You will be judged in
your sins and you will be cast into the Lake of Fire which is the second,
eternal death. There is no pardon or reprieve - it is an eternal sentence!
The obvious alternative to any thinking person "is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord."
When Jesus Christ died on a Roman cross at Calvary all those years ago He paid the
price of our sins. 1 Peter 2:24 informs us "Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we,
having died to sins, might live to righteousness - by whose stripes you were
healed."
Jesus Christ died to pay the penalty for our sins; so that
you and I can have eternal life. This is the gift of God to us. However, the
gift only becomes yours if you reach out and take it for yourself. By doing
this you exchange your debt of sin for a new life in Christ. Please note, what
the apostle Peter tells us in verse 24 that this new life is a life of
righteousness. We have been bought with a great price and we now belong to God.
Is your debt of sin paid? Mine is! The end of my life's journey
is Heaven - not Hell. What will be the end of your life's journey?
Jon Peasey
Words of Life blog www.jrpeasey.blogspot.com
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[All
Scriptures quoted are from the New King James version; unless otherwise noted.
Words enclosed in [ ] are inserted
for clarity. Words in bold type
emphasise a point. You may notice some verses are quoted with ... at the beginning, ending or
elsewhere in a verse. Only the relevant part or parts of the verse, that relate
directly to the current subject matter is quoted.]
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