Thoughts: This weekend billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith gave 400 graduates of Morehouse College Georgia a surprise. He gave 400 students the gift of a free education- paying off their student loans. It is estimated that the payment is $14 million. He asked only that it be paid forward. Such generosity is to be recognized and hopefully it inspires us to emulate this.
Perhaps we also need to recognize the debt that Jesus Christ has cancelled for us. It is more than the greatest billionaire could cancel for us. He paid with it out of love with His infinitely valuable life. God came down for us to erase our guilt, our debt owed to Him.
Jesus teaches us to pray "forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." It is as if each sin we commit adds to our debt-load that we owe to God. It is impossible to pay back. But God came to pay it back Himself. Then He asks that we pay it forward- "as we forgive our debtors."
Prayer: Lord, forgive us our debts- and give us grace to pay it forward by forgiving our debtors.
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