Cannot Pay

Are we taking care of our Debt? We can't take care of our Debt because we owe a Debt we cannot pay. But our debt has been paid in full by Jesus Christ. Like the son who had it all decided to leave the fathers house returned after suffering loss.

1Corinthian 3:13
Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

1Corinthians 3:14
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

1Corinthians 3:15
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

We shall receive a reward; wonderful, but it also tells us that if our work is burned up we shall suffer loss. We had the opportunity to receive a reward. There is also the possibility to suffer loss but for whatever reason we chose not to do what would have brought us the reward. We decided to gossip or destroy our neighbor's character and therefore we SUFFER LOSS. Yes, while all of this is true we are talking about debt and when Jesus died on the cross he paid our sin debt; the debt we could not pay is paid the day we receive the Lord Jesus.

John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Like the son in Luke 15
he sinned and suffered loss but he was never out of the family just away from his father. Forgiven when he returned yes; but the loss he encountered while he was away was great. God gives us all talents to use for Him but it's our choice if we use it for Him or not.

Ephesians 4:11
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Ephesians 4:12
For the perfecting
of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

The purpose is to prepare God's people, to serve, and to build up the body of Christ.

I gave you a voice for singing and what did you do with it? Wasted it in the shower!

I gave you a silver tongue and what did you do with it? Spent time promoting your agenda!

I gave you a talent to make money and what did you do with it? Made wealth for you!

I gave you a mechanical talent-you opened up you on business and were too tired to use it for the Lords work and never had the time to fix the mechanical things at your Church.

I gave you great abilities-you used them for everything in this life and used them very little in my work for which I had planned them for.

Now as we stand before the maker of mankind and see what could have been, had you used your talents for the Lord. But no you used them not as I had intended.

Preachers refuse to study –the results lost souls

Teachers refuse to teach-God children not learning

God's people refuse to give-God work becomes stagnate

God's' children fussing and fighting-the results Church splits

Little time for prayer-the results Pastors fail, teachers are not listened to, other things become more important than worship, Church attendance falls off, the lost continue on the road to hell, Churches split, Gods people become self centered. The bottom line; my house of prayer becomes a zoo!

If we have a hard time understanding what the Lord Jesus means by "DEBT" maybe Luke can make it a little clearer for us.

Luke 11:4
And forgive us our sins;

Luke 7:47
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.