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The Debt We Owe, August 3
How much owest thou unto my lord?
Luke 16:5
.
“Know ye not that ... ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a
price” (
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
). What a price has been paid for us! Behold
the cross, and the Victim uplifted upon it. Look at those hands, pierced
with the cruel nails. Look at His feet, fastened with spikes to the tree.
Christ bore our sins in His own body. That suffering, that agony, is the
price of your redemption....
The wonderful love of God, manifest in Christ, is the science and the
song of all the heavenly universe. Should it not call forth from us gratitude
and praise? ... When the blessed light of the Sun of Righteousness shines
into our hearts, and we rest in peace and joy in the Lord, then let us praise
the Lord.... Let us praise Him not in words only but by the consecration
to Him of all that we are and all that we have.
How much owest thou unto my Lord? Compute this you cannot. Is
there any part of your being that He has not redeemed? or anything in
your possession that is not already His? When He calls for it, will you
selfishly grasp it as your own? Will you keep it back, and apply it to
some other purpose than the salvation of souls? It is in this way that
thousands of souls are lost. How can we better show that we appreciate
God’s sacrifice, His great donation to our world, than by sending forth
gifts and offerings, with praise and thanksgiving from our lips, because of
the great love wherewith He has loved us ...?
Looking up to heaven in supplication, present yourself to God as His
servants, and all that you have as His, saying, Lord, of thine own we
freely give thee. Standing in view of the cross of Calvary and the Son
of the infinite God crucified for you, realizing that matchless love, that
wonderful display of grace, let your earnest inquiry be, Lord, what wilt
thou have me to do? He has told you. “Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature” (
Mark 16:15
). When you see souls in
the kingdom of God saved through your gifts and your service, you will
rejoice that you had the privilege of doing this work.... The same power
that the apostles had is now for those who will do God’s service.
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