{"id":2230,"date":"2019-10-27T16:05:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T16:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2019-10-27T16:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T16:05:07","slug":"i-am-a-debtor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/27\/i-am-a-debtor\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am A Debtor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The fire alarm called out the professional firefighters when\nan apartment house in New York began to bum \u2026 and John Herko was there too.\nPeople were trapped in the building, and Herko went in. He found Douglas\nBillman, a four year old, and fought his way through smoke and flame to carry\nthe boy to safety. The fireman finished the job, but no one was happier than\nJohn Herko, who hugged the little fellow and could scarcely let him go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why was Douglas so precious to him? He had never seen the\nboy before. But in bringing him safely from the fire, John had discharged a\ndebt he had carried for thirteen years. Thirteen years ago his son had fallen\ninto the water, and was drowning; a woman who was near jumped in and rescued\nhim from probable death. Now Herko says, \u201cEver since then I felt that I\nowed some child a life.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone feels such a sense of obligation. Some accept\ndeliverance as a matter of course; and if they should do a big favour for\nsomeone else, they take much credit to themselves. This is especially true in\nspiritual matters. Heow many Christians feel an obligation to witness for the\nLord, and seek to introduce others to the Lord Jesus? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul said, \u201cI am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the\nBarbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise\u201d (Romans 1:14). What made\nPaul a debtor to all the people? I twas, first of all, the fact of his own\nsalvation. Christ had sought him out on the road to Damascus; but the salvation\nwhich Paul experienced there was for all men, not just for him and a chosen\nfew. People in every nation had a right to know about it. Second, it was\nbecause the Lord saved Paul for that purpose (Acts 26: 14-18). Third, the love\nof Christ drove Paul on to tell others everywhere about the Saviour (2\nCorinthians 5: 14-20). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Paul\u2019s experience differ from yours? In detail, no doubt\nit did; but we are all debtors in the same sense that Paul was. We are\n\u201cSaved, saved to tell others of the Man of Galilee.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Someone came to tell you of Calvary and the way of life.\nSomeone made an effort to introduce you to the Saviour. Don\u2019t you feel a sense\nof obligation because of that? If all Christians felt like John Herko, if we\nwere all willing to brave danger and go to real trouble to help another soul\nbecause we and our friends were helped, thing what an impetus it would bring\ninto the work of the churches! Take the burden of debt upon you; watch for the\nchance to pass on the blessing you have received. God will guide you to some soul\nand teach you what to say to win that soul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I can win some precious soul to Christ, And know that\nwhen I leave, he\u2019ll carry on, And maybe win some other to his Lord To carry\nhigh the torch when he is gone; some shall stop me in the Glory\/and, And say,\n\u201cI\u2019m here because one day you came To tell me of the Saviours matchless\nlove, \u201d Then I can know I have not lived in vain.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"