Atheists
don’t understand that if we Christians do something to help others, it is not to get
something good nor to avoid something bad. Any goodness that
Christians live out, first of all comes from Jesus’ Spirit which
rises up within us an attitude of gratitude.
When
we come to realize that however unworthy we may be, we can still be
saved by God’s grace and mercy through Jesus’ sacrifice, the
thought takes form that “How can I not live the rest of my life for
my Saviour? How can I not love Him and serve Him with all of my heart
and soul, mind and strength?
The
fact is, in my pre Christian state, I have broken His commandments, I
rejected His Lordship, I refused His offer of salvation. I am
therefore in His debt. I owe Him more than I’ll ever be able to pay
in an infinite number of lifetimes.
As
a Christian, I owe God nothing. Jesus has paid it all. He deserves my
love. He has poured out of His great storehouse vast and immeasurable
amounts of grace and mercy upon me. He deserves my eternal
allegiance.
Jesus
cried out as He paid my debt, “It is finished.” God is not going
to ask for a debt payment that has already been paid. Jesus has paid
absolutely that debt of Divine justice. The account is settled.
And
for that I am utterly grateful.
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