Paid In Full

April 17th – John 19:30

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John 19:30

It is finished.” With those three words in John 19:30, Jesus declared the greatest victory in history. The debt of sin, yours and mine, was paid in full by the spotless Lamb of God. He didn’t leave anything undone. There’s no hidden fee, no balance left for us to cover. The weight of shame, guilt, and failure was lifted when Jesus gave His life on the cross. He took it all. Every sin, every wound, every burden, and bore it in love. This wasn’t a cry of defeat, but a shout of triumph!

In that moment, grace flowed freely and heaven opened its arms to us. We are no longer bound by our past or defined by our mistakes. Because of Jesus, we are forgiven, redeemed, and made new. Easter reminds us that His finished work on the cross is the beginning of our new life. Let your heart rest in this truth today: Jesus paid it all, and nothing can ever separate you from His love. How can we live differently knowing that the price has already been paid in full?

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August 14th – Colossians 2:14

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Colossians 2:14

“Having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”

We are all born sinners who need to be reconciled to our perfect and holy Creator. That’s why we must depend on Jesus. Because He is the only one who can cleanse us and prepare us to dwell in His house forever. On our own, there is nothing we can do to be good enough to stand before a righteous God. Our sin is too great, and our sentence is death. But because of His great love, our Father paid our sin debt Himself. God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, through whose death on the cross, became the perfect sacrifice and atonement. And it is only because of His shed blood can we receive forgiveness. A sweet forgiveness that restores our fellowship with God, and provides a path to eternal life. Once condemned, in bondage to sin, and separated from God, our Father took the perfect righteousness of His Son and put it on us. Why? To reconcile us back to Himself, and so we could experience the joy and freedom that comes with knowing our sins have been forgotten and the slate wiped clean!

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November 19th – Romans 6:23

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Romans 6:23

I am grateful that Jesus paid my debt in full!

As we swing into holiday mode, people get into the gift giving spirit. And one of my favorite are the stories about good Samaritans paying off the debts of others. We too have a Good Samaritan. One who will provide us with the best gift we could ever receive. And that gift bearer is Jesus Christ. We all have a sin debt owing. And the penalty of that debt is death, which has to be paid one way or the other. So God in His great love, sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, as a perfect sin offering. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus wipes away all of our sin. And when we trust in Christ and receive Him as our Savior, God credits our account. Because of the blood payment of Jesus, our sin is paid in full, and we are declared debt free! And in return, we get the awesome privilege of spending eternity with the Lord and sharing in His glory!

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May 28th – Colossians 2:14

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Colossians 2:14

Each of us are born with an IOU. A payment of sin debt that must be paid. For God’s Law is perfect, and all have transgressed against that Law. And as such, a death warrant has been issued in our name. But because of His great love, God was willing to take our debt upon Himself. Knowing no one could be perfect enough to reconcile the wrongs against Him, God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to pay what we cannot. He nailed His Son to a Cross of wood not just to provide us a pardon, but to pay our penalty in full. And to those who abide in Him, with His precious blood, Christ nailed our death warrant to the Cross with Him. Canceling every debt we owe forever!

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