SCRIPTURE: Romans (NIV) 9:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellow-man has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfilment of the law.
OBSERVATION: The Bible speaks to all areas of life. When we think of debt, we most often are thinking of the money we have borrowed or items yet to be paid for. But the Bible applies the concept of debt to taxes, revenue, respect, honor, … and even to love.
APPLICATION: When I think of all the benefit that has come to me from the love of God, it is not unreasonable to think that I have an obligation, a debt, to love others.
And, when I think that Jesus, the greatest lover of all times actually lives in me, it would be un-natural not to love. There will be times when His love flows through me to people I do not even like or to people who have mistreated me.
PRAYER: Lord, today I want to love you by loving others. May people see your love coming to them through me. Amen.
Pastor Leon
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