I have a dear friend who insists on picking up the bill
every time that we eat out. I try to
speak to the waitress privately and have her give me the bill on the sly. Or I pretend to go to the bathroom and then
pay the cashier up front. But when I do,
Brother Ron is furious. He wants to pay
the bill because he is a dear friend, and he wants to meet my needs. Hey, that’s exactly how Jesus Christ is with
our salvation. He has paid our sin-debt
in full, and it is an insult to Jesus if we ever try to pay for our
salvation. That’s because Jesus has
picked up the entire bill. He has paid
our sin debt in full. Paul explained it
in Ephesians2:8 & 9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not
of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should
boast.” We can’t pay for any of our
sins. Not a single one because Jesus has
already paid for all of them in full! We
just need to thank Jesus for His payment and rest in His goodness.
No comments:
Post a Comment