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OUT OF DEBT

First, it was a new compact disc player, then a bigger colour television and furniture for the apartment. Soon John and his new wife, Mary, were entangled in a web of "easy-payment plans” that would take years to pay off.

Getting into the credit card trap can be avoided. But there is one creditor with whom we must do business. We owe Him far more than we can afford to pay; yet He wants to completely clear our ac-count if we agree to His terms.

Let me explain. As a debtor, you are obligated to your creditor's agreement. If your payments are late, it can ruin your credit record. If you refuse to pay, he can take you to court.

Likewise we are indebted to our Creator to live by His rules, not our own. The problem is that by nature we are out of step with His plans and His laws. None of us is perfect. The Bible says that we “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God."(1)

One day we will stand before God to give account for our lives. Can we expect Him to welcome us into Heaven then if are not living to please Him now?

God understands our dilemma. He knows that we are unable to meet His perfect standards. Even trying to reform or be religious is not enough to clear our record. In His compassion He has provided a remedy for our imperfection and a way to free us from our debt of sin.

Will He just overlook our sin? How could a righteous God do that? God does better; He paid the debt Himself. In the person of His Son, Jesus Christ, He has paid the debt for you and me on the cross of Calvary. “God commends His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."(2)

Jesus took the punishment for our sins so that we could be made righteous before God. He "who knew no sin" bore our sins on the cross being made “sin for us...that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.”(3)

Through the righteousness of Jesus Christ, sinners like you and me can be freed from sin's consequences and sure of Heaven as our final destination.

Come to Jesus Christ today. Let Him erase the debt you owe and give you His gift of everlasting life. If you believe that Jesus Christ died in your place and rose again from the dead and you are willing to turn from your sins, come to Him now.

Pray something like this: "Lord, thank You for taking the punishment for my sins. I know that I could never be fit for Heaven without You. Right now I invite You into my life to be my Lord and Saviour.”

Author : Good News Publishers
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(1) Romans 3:23; (2)Romans 5:8; (3)2 Corinthians 5:21

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