Jesus Our Over Payment
We once owed God a
huge debt, not a money debt, but a sin debt. We owed God a sin debt which we
could never pay. But God so loved us that He gave us His Son to die on the
cross for our sins. Jesus was without sin. So when He went to the cross as
punishment for our sins, He paid for us a debt He did not owe.
The reality is that
our sin debt has been more than paid in full. In fact, Jesus overpaid it!
Jesus’ sacrifice was an over-payment because it was not just a good man,
revered for his saintly qualities and good character, who died for us. It was
the Son of the living God, the Creator of the universe, the perfect Man, who
died for us!
Because Jesus is God,
His sacrifice is greater than the sacrifices of all good men—past, present
and future—put together. His sacrifice avails for all who lived in the past,
all who are currently alive and all who will live in the future. And His one
sacrifice forever took away all our sins.
Jesus’ sacrifice was
also an over-payment because His blood is of far more value to God than the
blood of bulls and goats used in the past to atone for the sins of the
Israelites. His blood is the blood of God Himself, not of animals. Because
His blood is eternal, His blood cleanses us forever, so we have eternal forgiveness!
Next time you are
mindful of a bad deed, remember that Jesus, your sacrifice for sins, not only
paid 100 per cent for your sin, but His sacrifice was also an overpayment.
You can therefore truly and completely rest in the presence of God, knowing
that He is fully satisfied and completely at rest concerning you. He is not
going to find some sin you had committed that Jesus’ blood failed to cover.
Beloved, God can
righteously give you His blessings and you can expect to receive them because
Jesus overpaid your debt!
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