“There was a certain creditor which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence and the other fifty. And when they had
nothing to pay: he frankly forgave them both, tell me therefore, which of them
will love him most?” Luke 7:41-42
Too
many Christians evaluate their relationship with Jesus as they do their
personal finances. As if a manageable debt
factor and a good credit rating offers them the same advantages with Jesus as
they do in the world! The fourth parable
spoken her by Jesus is not for us to assume we can obtain a greater privilege with
the Saviour compared to those who appear to owe a greater amount of debt and/or
questionable credit worthiness. Such
debt in one’s life is the burden of sin we carry as debt upon our souls and
less sin does not equate or allow God to smile upon you greater. Yes while some carry a greater debt factor,
but whether our debt more or less, it’s more than we are able to pay in spite
of one’s perceived worthiness. For Jesus who “frankly forgave” is defined in the Greek… (do with favor),
based on His goodness not our worth. Let’s keep far from the proud spirit of the
Pharisee and be humble in knowing our debt in any amount is greater than we can
pay!
The
debt of sin is often begot with great pleasure, but forth in pain.
HSAY…Todd
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