Paul was overwhelmed with the sense of his indebtedness to Jesus
Christ, and he spent his life to express it. The greatest inspiration in
Paul’s life was his view of Jesus Christ as his spiritual creditor. Do I
feel that same sense of indebtedness to Christ regarding every unsaved
soul? As a saint, my life’s spiritual honor and duty is to fulfill my
debt to Christ in relation to these lost souls. Every tiny bit of my
life that has value I owe to the redemption of Jesus Christ. Am I doing
anything to enable Him to bring His redemption into evident reality in
the lives of others? I will only be able to do this as the Spirit of God
works into me this sense of indebtedness.
I am not a superior person among other people— I am a bondservant of
the Lord Jesus. Paul said, “. . . you are not your own . . . you were
bought at a price . . .” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
Paul sold himself to Jesus Christ and he said, in effect, “I am a
debtor to everyone on the face of the earth because of the gospel of
Jesus; I am free only that I may be an absolute bondservant of His.”
That is the characteristic of a Christian’s life once this level of
spiritual honor and duty becomes real. Quit praying about yourself and
spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That
is the true meaning of being broken bread and poured-out wine in real
life.
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