I would like you to imagine this scenario: You borrow a huge sum of money from a friend and promise to pay him back in six months’ time. When the time comes, you feel really bad because you cannot repay him as you don’t have the money. A year rolls by without you repaying a cent. Now, you feel extremely guilty. You try to avoid your friend because you are too embarrassed and ashamed to see him.
Let’s say that your best friend hears about your plight. Out of the goodness of his heart, he goes to your creditor and says, “Look, I understand that my best friend owes you money.”
“Yes, he owes me US$50,000.”
“Here is US$100,000. I am paying you on his behalf.”
Your creditor says, “No, no, no! He owes me only US$50,000.”
Your best friend says, “I know. But take the US$100,000 so that you can never say that he still owes you money.”
Now, your debt has been paid, in fact, more than paid. But if you don’t know or believe this, that debt will still be on your conscience. You will still be afraid to see your creditor. And you will avoid him because he reminds you of your debt.
My friend, you need to know that Jesus was an overpayment when He offered Himself as your sin offering, because of the quality and worth of the Man Himself. My friend, He overpaid for your sins when He became your sacrifice on the cross.
But if you don’t know or believe this, you will suffer as your unbelief will rob you of assurance, joy and peace. You will still have debt on your conscience. Even though God is not imputing sin to you (see Romans 4:8), sin is still on your conscience. And as long as sin is on your conscience, you won’t dare to draw near to Him.
Beloved, the truth is that your sins have been more than paid for. Jesus was an overpayment. So draw near to God today with no sin on your conscience!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
The main thinking today says that 'how could a man's death on a cross, a long time ago erase all the sins that I have done.' Many people believe that Jesus' death couldn't clear them of their sin. How could it? I'm responsible for my sin and I have to face God's judgment - they say. That's because they don't know Jesus. They don't know who He is. They don't know that by Him everything that was made, was made. They don't know that He holds everything together. He is the first and last, He is the door and the gate and the way to the Father. They don't know that He is God. When He took your sins to the cross, His sacrificial death more than paid for your sin debt - it paid for everybody's sin debt. Jesus is the Christ, the anointed One that was to come to save us. That was God's plan all along. He could have had another plan for our redemption but He chose to be the sacrifice so we will be more than saved, we will become His beloved children, perfect in every way because we have the righteousness of His Son. Today, thank you Holy Father for His plan of redemption and have Him help you always realize that we are more than saved, more than conquerors, we are free from debt.
