Debt Collector

"We must all pay for the sins we have committed" This was the message given to the teenage boys I work with on Easter Sunday.  A volunteer pastor came in and spoke with the boys about the debt our souls have accrued for the sins we have committed.  He went on to say that giving your life to the Lord is the only way we can ever repay this debt and without that commitment we are doomed to forever pay off that debt in Hell.  That’s a pretty sobering and scary proposition to pose to a teenager and as I sat there and digested it, it became a little scary for me as well.  Take a moment and think about all the wrong you have done, all the sins you have committed...My list is endless and growing by the minute, I could not imagine having to pay for all the things I've done, the many sins I have committed, or the devious plots that have filled my mind.  My soul’s credit score would definitely be less than desirable.

The pastor continued to speak about sins and debt and he made another point that really hit home for me, he said that "there is nothing good in this flesh, nothing".  Now I totally agree with that, everything that my body tells me to do is of sin.  There isn’t a moment that goes by where I’m not tempted to do something that ultimately will not be good for me and most certainly is a sin.  I have been a slave to the needs of my flesh for my entire life and it has served to land me in some less than desirable situations.  But man was born into sin and his nature is of sin so I guess I'm just par for the course. 

We are all going to die one day, that is an absolute certainty but what comes next?  If you believe in the word you know that there will come a judgment day where all of us will either be blessed with everlasting life in Heaven or damned to a tortured existence in Hell. Each decision we make draws us closer to one of those destination but how often do we think about the weight of our choices?  Our souls will be charged the debt of our decisions and most of us can’t afford to make any more mistakes.