We Have Become Debtors to All Men

Romans 1:14

I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Paul was inspired by his view that Jesus Christ was his spiritual creditor.  He was constantly driven to impart all that he had received from Jesus to the world around him.  It was impossible for him to contain what he had been given through grace.  So it should be with us.

Redeemed by the blood, and converted by the grace of the Lord Jesus, we are altogether His.  For His sake we are debtors to all men.  To serve all men is our duty.  We should readily impart to others what God has trusted to us.  We should rejoice to make others joyful.  We should take pleasure in communing with those who believe the same things with us.

We cannot contain what has been poured out upon us.  We should prepare ourselves to be founts of living water.  We must let the love of Our Savior spill out from us to the world.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You providing Your Son, Jesus, to cleanse us of our sin debt for all eternity.  Inspire us, Lord, to understand that through the gift of salvation we have become debtors to all men.   Show us how to repay that debt through the services that You call us to do.  Teach us how to impart the joy that You have given us.  Equip us to share the good news with those who You bring into our lives.  We pray that it may all be done for the honor and glory of the Blessed Trinity.  We ask all these things in the name of Our Glorious Redeemer, Jesus Christ.