Today is Monday, April 23, 2018. Hi, my name is Adam Burton, and you are listening to The Daily Devo, a short devotional designed to help you apply God's word to your life, the content that comes from the Gospel Project. Think a few moments and read Romans, chapter 8, verses 12-39. At the moment of salvation, the Holy Spirit awakened our hearts to receive Christ.
He began to dwell within us and establish Christ's Lordship in our lives. After that happens, we don't relate to God as slaves or servants who are trying to work off a debt. We are no longer burdened by the reality that there is nothing we can do to make up for a debt with eternal consequences. We aren't plagued with fear that we haven't done enough.
Instead, we relate to God as a loving Father. We are not in debt to Him because Christ has paid the debt for us and by His virtue, we become heirs alongside Him. Think about this. Why do you think so many Christians think of their relationship with God in terms of payback?
Is this instinct all bad? Why or why not? Why is it important for us to maintain the Gospel truth that the debt of sin is paid while not lapsing into the sin of thinking we don't need to obey God at all? If you are in need of prayer, please get in touch with me, I would love to pray for you.
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