I am a debtor both to Greeks
and to barbarians… —Romans 1:14
Paul was overwhelmed with the sense of his indebtedness to Jesus
Christ, and he spent his life to express it. The greatest inspiration in Paul’s
life was his view of Jesus Christ as his spiritual creditor. Do I feel that
same sense of indebtedness to Christ regarding every unsaved soul? As a saint,
my life’s spiritual honor and duty is to fulfill my debt to Christ in relation
to these lost souls. Every tiny bit of my life that has value I owe to the
redemption of Jesus Christ. Am I doing anything to enable Him to bring His
redemption into evident reality in the lives of others? I will only be able to
do this as the Spirit of God works into me this sense of indebtedness.
I am not a superior person among other people— I am a
bondservant of the Lord Jesus. Paul said, “…you are not your own…you were
bought at a price…” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Paul sold himself to Jesus Christ
and he said, in effect, “I am a debtor to everyone on the face of the earth
because of the gospel of Jesus; I am free only that I may be an absolute
bondservant of His.” That is the characteristic of a Christian’s life once this
level of spiritual honor and duty becomes real. Quit praying about yourself and
spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That is the
true meaning of being broken bread and poured-out wine in real life.
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