God’s Word teaches that when we were unsaved, we owed God a debt we
could not pay. Jesus makes this clear in His Parable of the Two Debtors in the
Gospel of Luke. Two men owed money to a creditor, the one owing ten times
as much as the other. But neither was able to pay, so the creditor “graciously
forgave them both” (literal translation).
No matter how much morality a man may have, he still comes short of the
glory of God. Even if his sin debt is one-tenth that of others, he stands
unable to pay, bankrupt at the judgment bar of God. God in His grace,
because of the work of Christ on the cross, is able to forgive sinners, no
matter how large their debt may be.
Thus when we trust Christ, we become spiritually rich. We now share in the
riches of God’s grace (Ephesians 1:7), the riches of His glory (Ephesians
1:18; Philippians 4:19), the riches of His wisdom (Romans 11:33), and the
“unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8).
In Christ we have “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians
2:3), and we are “complete in Him” (Colossians 2:10). Once a person is “in
Christ,” he has all he needs to live the kind of Christian life God wants him to
live.
Verse for today: “The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are
God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs— heirs of God and
coheirs with Christ” (Romans 8:16-17, NIV).
Also read: Go back to the reading and look up the verses listed in the
second paragraph.
Action assignment: From memory jot down on a piece of paper the riches
mentioned above—plus any others you can think of. Keep the list handy and
read it from time to time until you have it well in mind. Thank God for
making you a joint heir with Christ.
Warren W. Wiersbe
www.backtothebible.in