Jul 15
The Point Of Spiritual Honour
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians. - Romans 1:14
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Paul was overwhelmed with the sense of his indebtedness to Jesus Christ, and
he spent himself to express it. The great inspiration in Paul's life was his
view of Jesus Christ as his spiritual creditor. Do I feel that sense of
indebtedness to Christ in regard to every unsaved soul? The spiritual honour
of my life as a saint is to fulfil my debt to Christ in relation to them.
Every bit of my life that is of value I owe to the Redemption of Jesus
Christ; am I doing anything to enable Him to bring His Redemption into
actual manifestation in other lives? I can only do it as the Spirit of God
works in me this sense of indebtedness.
I am not to be a superior person amongst men, but a bondslave of the Lord
Jesus. "Ye are not your own." Paul sold himself to Jesus Christ. He says - I
am a debtor to everyone on the face of the earth because of the Gospel of
Jesus; I am free to be an absolute slave only. That is the characteristic of
the life when once this point of spiritual honour is realized. Quit praying
about yourself and be spent for others as the bondslave of Jesus. That is
the meaning of being made broken bread and poured out wine in reality.
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Victoria E Gilkerson
