"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."
“I owed a debt I could not pay, and Jesus paid a debt He did not owe.” I have heard and read this many times but came across it again today and it inspired me once again. Of course the debt that I, and all humanity, owe is the sin debt. The Bible clearly states that “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. ”When the Bible says “all” that is what it means. You might know someone that you think is so good that they could not possibly be sinners. Let me put it this way, he or she might not be a “lowdown” sinner, and might be a good neighbor, a good friend at all times and would not harm a flea. That’s good. I wish that all of us knew more people like this. But if this person does not believe in Jesus Christ and submit to Him by faith, he or she will die in his or her sins. Jesus was not joking when He said: “I am the way the truth and the life, and no one comes to the Father but by me.” This is not to say negative things about nice people, it is to say good things about what Jesus did for us. We all sin and we all have a sin debt, and it is always wondrously true that Jesus paid that debt that He did not owe for all of us. The good news that this reveals to us is that Jesus really and truly loves us. The kind of love that Jesus has for us is impossible to explain or describe. The words from Romans 5:6-9 tell us what we need to know about this love: “For when we were without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8. But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9. Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.” The old hymn says, “In my hand no price I bring, simply to thy cross I cling.” If Jesus hadn’t loved us and died on the cross, we would still be subject to God’s wrath. The fact that He did should compel people everywhere to gladly receive Him into their lives. Such love should compel us to accept, worship and serve Him. This kind of love demands love in return. Another good thing that this reveals to us is that Jesus’ ministry did not end with the cross, the resurrection or the ascension. His ministry of love on the cross continues until this very day. Hebrews 7:25 tells us about Jesus: “Wherefore He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them.” Do you see the significance of this for your life? Jesus is making intercession for you. This means that He stands in for you before the Father and prays for you. John dealt with this in 1John 2:1-2: “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not, and if a man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2. He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” Do you know what an advocate is? An advocate is a lawyer. Jesus is our lawyer, pleading our case. He pled our case eloquently on the cross, but the wonderful thing is that this ministry of His continues in eternity and makes a difference in our lives today. His invitation to “come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest,” still stands today. We can go to Him at any time and receive His great ministry in our lives. He is pleading for us, praying for us and making our lives better. After all Jesus is the One who "paid the debt that He did not owe, for all of us who “had a debt that we could not pay.” We owe Jesus our lives, but He will not make us come to Him. He wants us to come to Him by faith and live every day by our faith in Him. It’s a great life when we do. I sincerely hope that you know what I mean. Remember: You owed a (sin) debt that you could not pay, and Jesus paid a debt for your sins and mine that He did not owe." Rejoice! Bro. Joe
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