[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":9},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-debts-i-owed-an-experience":3},{"documentId":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"text":7,"publishedAt":8,"createdAt":8,"updatedAt":8},"2b1e76c6-384b-4c8f-9bc7-830b50c630e0","Debts I Owed: An Experience! ","debts-i-owed-an-experience","\u003Cp>Debts I Owed: An Experience*!\u003Cbr>Romans 13\u003Cbr>KJV\u003Cbr>8+ Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Whenever you are tempted to think or say “ l owe nobody” please pause to read and reflect on the above scripture!  Yes, though it may seem so, the evidence proves the contrary.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>None of us is who or what he/she is today because he/she pulled as it were him/herself up by his/her own bootstraps. Though it may appear to you that you are self-sufficient and need no help, just remember the little kind deed shown to you by someone! \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Read some of my experiences!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>There was a time when I needed just a cedi to add to pay for an item I’d purchased; I searched but could not find any; a passerby saw my dilemma and reached out to help. Yes!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>On another occasion I left my purse at home, only to discover, to my disappointment and disgrace, when I stopped to buy fuel that I wasn't carrying money on me! All buyers saw my distress but drove away; only one offered to help and paid!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Again on another occasion, I had on me what could buy just a little petrol, then suddenly a brother appeared to buy fuel at the same station.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>(l am sure one of you reading this will recall this encounter; it’s you I am talking about! )\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>He not only paid for what I ordered, but also increased the volume of fuel! An example of what it means to pay a debt of love!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Finally, just yesterday I had the surprise of my life when a lady who heard of a need I have expressed, rose to meet it! This was something I never expected! Again am sure this lady  is reading this article. Yes, it’s you!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>It was her debt of love which she owed me as scripture said,  that she paid!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>What the above experiences show is that at the point of my humiliation, need, etc; kind souls reached out to me.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>These are debts of love they owed me, not because of anything I’ve done for them for which they paid by what they did for me. They did it because they love me!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>That debts we owe must be paid is a universal law; this we do when we rise to the occasion to meet the needs of people in need. Yes! When we do this James said we fulfil the law; which law? \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Read it;\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Matthew 22\u003Cbr>KJV\u003Cbr>39+ And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Though you may call these “ favours”, in the words of scripture they were paying me their “debt of love” Yes!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>That debt we owed must be paid, is an obligation and not a choice or option; this we must keep reminding ourselves so we do not act as if we owed nobody!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Romans 13:8 \u003Cbr>NIV\u003Cbr>Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>If we see someone in need, please let us sign the cheque of love to cover that need! This is how we pay the debt we owe each other.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Proverbs 3:27-28 \u003Cbr>NIV\u003Cbr>Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>[28] \u003Cbr>Do not say to your neighbour, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—when you already have it with you.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>James 2:15-16 \u003Cbr>NIV\u003Cbr>Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. [16] \u003Cbr>If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Do you know how this verse is practised among believers?\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cbr> Read it; a needy person stands to express his/her need to the assembly; all that is done is the song leader asks the congregation to stand so brother Asimasi prays; that’s the end!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>This in itself is not bad since we pray that God helps, opens a way or opportunity for the one making the request. Just that it is not the full solution.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>In fact, it is not even a “ request” but a “ petition “ he/she was making. It’s unfortunate we rather treat it as a “ request”. A “need” expressed is not a “request”  but a “petition” seeking redress.\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>1 John 3\u003Cbr>KJV\u003Cbr>17+ But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>If I say to you “ I’ve not eaten the whole day; please help me !” It’s not a request; it’s a petition! I am petitioning you to redress/help correct the situation!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A request can be met or turned down; it’s a choice but not a petition! I am hungry; help me,  is not a request but a petition! You are under obligation to act. Notice how James described the situation!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Let us know the difference so we don’t do what James condemned. Read it;\u003Cbr>James 2:16 \u003Cbr>NIV\u003Cbr>If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?\u003Cbr>( prayer without action)\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>Truly we owe each other a debt; it is a debt that can only be paid with love and not with wickedness! Unfortunately many pay with wicked acts!\u003C/p>\u003Cp> \u003C/p>\u003Cp>A thought to share\u003C/p>","2026-10-22T10:38:25.106Z",1792741424502]