“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.” Romans 13:8

Once again I was reminded, by text, that I owed money for services rendered. Drat!!! Discovered AGAIN! I honestly had NO intention of filching on the debt. I had even tried to pay it. But one thing led to another and I just could not complete the transaction. It was not for lack of trying! This time, I was determined to do what was necessary to clear my good name. Even though it was going to frustrate me completely.

Dialing the number for the company to which I was indebted, they SOUNDED nice over the phone. Until it got to the point of having to actually make the transaction. I was told AGAIN, that I needed to log on to my account and follow the instructions. And there it was… The WALL! Impenetrable and unyielding. All because 1. I had forgotten my password.. and 2. They wanted me to make up a new one.. with an unacceptable caveat. I was NOT allowed to use any password that I had used before. It had to be a NEW one!

Have you been forced to change a password on one of your own accounts? To me, writing down a password would be very secure. And REMEMBERING something not normal is well… not normal! All I wanted to do was use the password of MY choosing. But NO! NOT PERMITTED! Again we were at a stalemate. It never was about the money, but about the PRINCIPLE behind gaining access to my own account. Both of us were being stubborn and unreasonable. It made me think of the ongoing unreasonableness of sin and the process of restoration with a stubborn God.

Mankind owes a debt to God for our own sin. And God WILL exact payment. But with only ONE acceptable way to pay! The Blood of His Son, Jesus Christ! Talk about an impasse!!! And it has been the same way for thousands of years. 1 debt… only 1 way to pay. And men have been trying to invent ways to circumvent God’s plan with NO resolution and both parties are stubborn. But God can afford to be!

I remember realizing that His stubborn love was both unyielding AND complete. No other terms were acceptable. So to clear my name and be in good standing… I did what I did online.. I did what they demanded! I made up a new password that I’ll probably never remember, just to meet the requirement.

I am SO Glad that God will NEVER ever forget about ME! My debt has been PAID IN FULL!  I love Him for that!