2 6 : B V O V
"You don't owe anything. Your bill has
already been paid."
There have been times when Ken and
I would hear those words in a restaurant
when we started to pay for our meal.
Usually it's because one of our Partners was
there and decided to bless us. That's such a nice
feeling—it always touches our hearts.
When I think about what Jesus did for us when
He gave His life on the cross, I'm reminded of
those times and I realize God has said those same
wonderful words to us: You don't owe anything.
Your bill has already been paid.
Without our asking Him to do it…while we were
still living in sin and rebellion…Jesus
paid the price for our forgiveness. With
His own blood, He paid the debt we owed
to God for every sinful thing we have ever
done…or will ever do. He set us free from
sin, sickness and pain. He paid the bill so we
can be whole—spirit, soul and body.
Isaiah 53:4-5 says it this way:
Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses,
weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our
sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we
[ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and
aŠ icted by God [as if with leprosy]. But He was
POINTS
TO GET
YOU
THERE:
1
Without our
asking Him
to do it...
Jesus paid the
price for our
forgiveness.
(Is. 53:4-5)
2
If you want to
get stronger
faith, spend
more time in
the Word of God.
(Rom. 10:17)
3
By keeping God's Word
before your eyes and
going in our ears, it
will be in your heart in
abundance and come out
of our mouths in faith.
(Luke 6:45)
5
If you've made a
mistake or done
something wrong,
repent and let it go
because God has
forgiven you.
(1 Jn. 1:9)
by Gloria Copeland
A
Future
Full of
God's
Promises
4
Stay in faith and
hold fast to the
Word of God—
refusing to give up
until His promises
manifest in your life.
(Heb. 10:36)
