Matthew 18:25 Since he
was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his
children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
We can't
begin to appreciate the good news of the gospel until we see our deep need.
Most people, even believers, have never given much thought to how desperate our
condition is outside of Christ. Few ever think about the dreadful implications
of being under the wrath of God. And none of us even begins to realize how
truly sinful we are.
Jesus
once told a story (Matthew 18:21-35) about a king's servant who owed his master
ten thousand talents. (Just one talent was equal to about twenty years' wages
for a working man.) Why would Jesus use such an unrealistically large amount
when He knew that in real life it would have been impossible for any servant to
accumulate such a debt?
Jesus was
fond of using hyperbole to make His point. That immense sum represents a
spiritual debt every one of us owes to God. It's the debt of our sins. For each
of us, it's a staggering amount. This is what the gospel is all about. Jesus
paid our debt to the full. And He did far more. He also purchased for us an
eternal inheritance of infinite worth. That's why Paul wrote of the
"unsearchable riches of Christ" (Ephesians 3:8). And God wants us to
enjoy those unsearchable riches in the here and now, even in the midst of
difficult and discouraging circumstances.
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