Reading: Romans 8:12
“So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the
flesh, to live according to the flesh—.”
Debt is a heavy burden to carry whether financial or
emotional or as mandated service. No matter whether the payment is to be
immediate or long term its weight hovers like a shroud ready to envelope our
lives.
So we automatically cringe at the thought of becoming
debtors. Failure—obligation—loss.
Then we are called to become debtors to the Spirit—to
Jesus—to God’s word, and the concept is a struggle to align with our mortal
fears.
But the Lord’s language goes far beyond the confines of our
understanding. His debt to us is of love. A love also beyond our comprehension,
and a debt we can never pay back. A lifted up love that invites a debt that shares in
everything. He invites us to become debtors so that we can live deeply in a
relationship of forgiveness and hope.
A debt that is chosen. One that He chose to pay for our
lives. A debt that costs everything and lasts forever. A debt of grace shared
beyond any walls or boundaries or limitations that we can imagine.
Thank you, Lord, for providing us with a debt that brings
hope and mercy and forgiveness. May we also become such debtors and offer the
same to others.
Psalm of Worship: Proverbs 8:11
“For wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may
desire cannot compare with her.”
