Paying What We Owe

What do we owe? Do we have obligations, or has God forgiven us our past? Not quite. While He has provided for our salvation, we need to make restitution for our past promises and debts. Paul writes this very thing in his letter to Philemon. It is a short letter to an owner of a runaway slave. The slave, Onesimus, has accepted Christ. Now Paul emplores Philemon to take Onesimus back, and charge whatever debt he owes to him. A point to take is that even though Onesimus is a new creation in Christ, he still has obligations he must fulfill. So do we. Making amends is crucial to our growth. Don't neglect the past, learn from it and clean up what you can. It will provide a great witness to the fruit of your salvation!