_Pastor Chris Oyakhilome_
_Friday, July 31st 2026_
*THE DEBT IS PAID IN FULL*
_(Live Free From Condemnation)_
*TO THE BIBLE:*
*Isaiah 53:10*
_“Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin...”_
*LET’S TALK*
In law, the principle of vicarious liability allows one party to be held legally responsible for the debts of another, effectively clearing the original debtor of all charges once the penalty is paid. When this happens, the case is permanently settled, and the original defendant can no longer be tried for that offence. This illustrates how one act of substitution can result in total acquittal, permanently erasing a record of guilt.
This is precisely what the Lord Jesus did for us. He was condemned in our place, and He paid the full penalty for our sins. He was crucified on the Cross, and He went to hell for our sake. In other words, in the mind of God, we’ve been justified; that means declared *“not guilty.”* God is no longer going to judge or hold us accountable for our sins; He already judged Jesus on account of our sins. The Bible says, *”But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities...”* (Isaiah 53:5). So, if you ever wondered if you have to keep carrying guilt, the answer is no. Jesus already carried it.
The sins of the whole world were laid on Jesus; that means no sinner in the world should take responsibility for their sins because Jesus paid for everybody. That’s the message of the gospel! The Bible says *”that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them...”* (2 Corinthians 5:19). Notice it says God was in Christ, reconciling *‘the world’* (not Christians), but ‘the world of sinners’ unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them. This means He’s not holding their sins against them.
Now, that’s for the sinner. What about you that are born again? God is not ‘low-key’ mad at you! He’s not wielding a big stick over your head to strike you anytime you do something wrong; the Lord Jesus has taken responsibility and paid the full penalty for your sins, both past, present and future. You’re free to live with your head held high! Glory be to God!
*GO DEEPER*
*2 Corinthians 5:21* For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
*Romans 5:6-8* For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. *7* For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. *8* But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
*PRAY*
_Dear Father, I thank you for sending Jesus to die in my place, thereby paying the full penalty for my sins. I rejoice, knowing that His sacrifice for sin was the ultimate sacrifice by which I now stand justified in your presence. Thank you for ushering me into this new life of righteousness, where I now reign and rule with Christ forever, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._
*DAILY BIBLE READING*
*ONE YEAR*
Romans 5:1-11, Psalms 49-51
*TWO YEAR*
Luke 12:1-12, Judges 5
*ACT*
End the month by declaring: *“Jesus paid it all; I’m forever free!”*
*_✍️ My Notes_*
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