Week 19

I do not dare answer once and for all the question “Does size matter?” Nor place a definitive response to “Nature vs. Nurture.” What I do know, I will share with you. I have over three dozen plants raging in all sizes. Since I live in a city and cannot have a proper garden, I have surrounded myself with potted plants, contained rose shrubs, and even portable citrus trees. Of the plants that I have fostered, three of them are identical. Well, in name, at least. They are my Peace, Lilies. And just as Goldilocks and the three bears, they come in the following sizes: small, medium, and large. These three identical in the plant genome, yet individual in growth, have taught me that size may not matter as much as you think. And that nurture may have a bigger impact than nature after all.

The largest of my three Peace Lily stands beautiful and tall in my room. When I began my plant journey, I asked which plant would be suitable for inside. I wanted a plant in my bedroom. The fact that they clean up the oxygen that I breathe in was a huge motivator. Also, I wanted something alive in my presence. The plant that was recommended to me was the Peace Lily. Another hard and fast sell was the low maintenance aspect of the plant. I have been known to be an accomplice of multiple plant deaths.

I’ve mentioned in a previous post that I could not be charged with being a green thumb. Peace Lily’s let you know when they are thirsty. I witnessed it myself, and the plant drooped as if it had lost its’ best friend. Its beautiful emerald green leaves just sagged to their lowest possible depth. I understood their request and quenched their thirst. Within a matter of hours, the plant receiving that refreshing stream of life apparent, the Lily was raising its leaves to the sky (well, ceiling anyway).

So I enjoyed my time with this plant that I ended up purchasing two more of the same plant. I placed one in my office and one outside. All three are beautiful in their own right. However, they are not all growing at the same level. You see, the giant one in my room sees no sun. Only the dim light from my lamp provides the light that it receives.

The next size up is medium and lovely. This one receives moderate sunlight because it sits by a window at my desk. I was excited the other day because I could see little white bulbs being formed in it. My large room Peace Lily had only green leaves. This medium-sized plant with moderate exposure to sunlight formed the bulbs that would blossom into beautiful cylindrical-shaped flowers.

Imagine my surprise when I was watering the plants on my porch, and there, no more than 3 inches of the plant, was the smallest Peace Lilly with a fully bloomed flower. This tiny one receives the most sunlight. It is direct, and it lives outside, not isolated from other plants.

I was delighted. But then I stopped to think that not only was it the smallest, but it was the youngest. It received the same amount of water as the other plants did for its’ size. Yet it was lightyears ahead of its’ elders. The only difference was that this plant had direct access to the sun.

When God called the nation of Israel out of slavery from Egypt and into a relationship based on love and freedom, He told them: It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,” Deuteronomy 7:7. It was the love of God, and the scripture states that He is the Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:2) that caused the least or the smallest nation to become one of the amazingly blessed and honored people in the entire universe.

It was not their size that mattered, but their exposure to the “Sun.” So, take a look at your life and where you are situated. How much sunlight are you being exposed to, and what can you do to not just survive but bask and thrive in His presence?

Week 18

During my sporadic morning devotional time, I realized that I was allowing other thoughts, ideas, and plans for the day to crowd my time with God. So I sat down and pulled out my Bible to go over today’s reading. I’ve been on this 90-day journey with a group of really awesome people that I don’t even know. The 90-day challenge is called #DAwithDA on social media. Today’s reading is based on John 13:31-38; 14:1-17. I couldn’t get past the first few verses without realizing the impact that the words of Christ must have had on those men who loved Him.

So John chapter 13 and 14 happened hours before Jesus is arrested (I KNOW! SOUNDS CRAZY) and dragged around town, being judged by human greed and wickedness. Hours before, He is stripped and hung up to die like a vile criminal. Hours before, He hung His head and said, “It is finished.”

But before His work on this earth in that specific capacity was completed, He had to explain to a group of ordinary men, who would sound be charged with the most extraordinary message, some crucial information. This happens right after the one who went to betray Jesus had left the Upper Room.

Now Christ had been rid of the betrayer; He still had a bunch of deserters in His midst. But that did not stop or retard His love for them. In fact, He tells them, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” John 13:34.

This verse’s statement is so poignant due to the situation that it is sandwiched between. You see, we mentioned that one had just left Christ’s presence to betray Him to be murdered, and what comes after He gives the “new” commandment is just as painful. Jesus had just told the disciples that where He currently was heading, that at the present moment, they could not follow Him. Then one spoke up and declared that he would rather die than be separated from his Master.

Jesus says these sorrowful words: Jesus answered, “Die for Me? I tell you the truth, Peter – before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know Me.” John 13:38 NLT. In between a betrayal and denial, Christ said to love one another as He loves us.

I don’t know if I could have done that? Knowing that I was about to die for someone else’s wrongdoings and that they would betray and deny knowing me? Yet Jesus said that this is the ONLY way that people will know that we belong to Him when we love as He loves.

When Peter said that he would rather die than leave Jesus, he meant it. With his whole heart and mind, he meant every single word. But his character was weak and deformed. Our character forms the foundation of who we are. Our words are very important, but unfortunately, if we do not have the firm foundation of our character to support our words, we are made out as liars.

For character is the foundation, words, the frame, and building blocks. Our personality furnishes our home or heart. For does not the saying go: home is where the heart is?

Today’s devotion caused me to wonder, “Is my character weak? Can my words be trusted? Will the weight of my words be held up by the type of person that I am and not just claim to be?” I’ve heard people say, “My word is my bond.” But if your bond is more like silly putty than super glue?

The ONLY One who we can trust without fail is “Thus saith the Lord.” Because He never lied, He never fails, He always is faithful. And believe it or not, He wants to strengthen our character by infusing His in ours. He will be our true foundation. The word of God calls Him the “cornerstone” that the builders rejected (Psalm 118:22). Meaning when the construction crews were building a structure, they tossed out the very stone that ended up being the ONE that supported their very structure. It wasn’t until they were stuck that they realized the one that they didn’t think was important ended up being the perfect piece of the foundation to hold up the building.

The disciples rejected Jesus when they fled from Him when they denied Him. But He stood there, waiting with arms open wide for them to realize that without Him, they have no solid foundation. You and I may have rejected Jesus a few times in our lives, with our choices and the way that we treat others. He wants to become our cornerstone. So that we could be a strong and stable structure.

The way He tells us that will happen is if we invite Him into our lives (Revelation 3:20) and love like He loves (John 13:34).

Week 17

This week, one of the top crime stories in the news in one of the biggest cities in the world came a little too close to home. Crime is on a fast rise to hell. Hearing that parents are murdering children and children killing parents, how are we supposed to grapple with that? I am worried that we all will come anesthetized to the type of horror we are being exposed to daily. How are we to love others when we’re barely getting by on the love we have for our families? The other day a teenager followed two men home, an elderly woman and her daughter. He waited during the night and broke into their home through a window and stabbed them to death. God, this world cannot be what You had in mind when You created it to be the dwelling place of humanity. The world is not my home.

Taking a look at the creation account in the book of Genesis, we see a darken mass of water. God then, with His mouth, forms it into a lighted spherical world. With beauty as far as the eye could see. He covered the world with His presence like a mother who wraps her newborn in her loving, protective arms. You might wonder where did I get this picture. I’m glad you asked. For if you were to open to the very first book of the Bible, on that first chapter in the second verse, you might read something like this “Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.” Genesis 1:2 BSB.

That Hebrew word for “hovering” is the word rachapah, which means to “be soft, to be moved, after, specially with the feeling of tender love, hence to cherish…” (BlueletterBible.com). It’s findings like this that really gets me excited about the word of God. Because a God who hovers over a new creation with tender love, cherishing every nuance that this new planet being filled with life exhibits, can be trusted.

Just like a baby, when thrown in the air, laughs and giggles without fear because they know that the one who hovers over them will never let them fall. And this God who made this world intended for it to be absolutely perfect. We see that He speaks life and science into existence with all of creation, except one aspect of this newly formed inhabited world. When it comes to creating a companion, someone who would be a free moral agent, He did not follow the pattern of spoken word and then life created. No, He was silent, except to proclaim what Elohim was about to do.

Reading Genesis chapter 2, we see the God of all power and of all knowledge who had made it clear that His words have power, now stoop low into the dirt and begin to mold with His divine hand and fashion one who would be like Him.

Yes, God created a being to as close as God-like as possible. He said so “Let Us create man in Our image, after Our likeness…” Genesis 1:26. God was looking for companionship and friendship. And although Elohim already had a divinely beautiful relationship (see Proverbs 8), their love spilled over into a dark, watery mass and created the most abundantly breathtaking sight. So much so, the Bible states that the onlookers sang and shouted for joy when they witnessed the creation of our world (Job 38:7).

But now, the singing has turned into weeping, and the shouts of joy are mourns of sadness. This isn’t the world that God created, but it’s the world He’ll come back to in the end. Not to establish a kingdom here, heavens NO! But recreate this soon-to-be desolate sphere into a magnificent sight for the universe to see. All will witness what God can do with damaged, broken pieces.

But before He recreates this earth (Revelation 21:5), He wants to recreate in us a new heart (Ezekiel 36:26). He says: Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming” Isaiah 43:19 BSB. Soon, He will come, and this world in which we now live will be no more. But in the meantime, for all those who live and occupy this globe with me, my heart beats for you. I pray that you will find the peace that passes all understanding and realize that home is where the heart is, and may your heart forever be with Him.

Week 16

The past few weeks, it has come to my attention that the dreams that I had as my younger self could quite possibly come true. Whenever we would have a career day at school during my elementary education, I was always stuck. I didn’t know how to explain what I wanted to be when I grew up. Everyone seemed to have a clue, except for me. One year, my mother threw her lab coat on me, placed a spare stethoscope around my neck, and sent me to school. Everyone thought that I was cool because I had the actual gear. But I thought of myself as a fraud. Because I could not express what I knew to be true.

For as long as I can remember, I had a business. When I was 9 years old, I ran a successful Lemonade and Mango stand in front of my yard. At the age of 12, I ran a successful babysitting business during the summer on my parent’s porch. There was something about working for myself that motivated me. I enjoyed providing a service that people needed. By the time I was finishing high school, I had decided that becoming a lawyer was the best route for me to major in political sciences at a state university. My mother promptly told me that “lawyers lie,” which was a quick route to hell. However, she had retained attorneys before.

The absolute dream was to be an author, which I was told was a great hobby, but I’d probably end up homeless because I wouldn’t make any money. That mantra “You can be anything you want to be” was never said to me when I was growing. Instead, I heard be a nurse or get a technical degree so that you will always have a job (Don’t get me wrong, my parents, especially my mother, is my biggest supporter in just about everything that I want to do. They were just concerned that a first-generation Haitian American female did not have the luxury to “figure out life” but fight to live. To their credit, they were mostly right). However, my desire was to help people by providing a service to them that could change their lives for the better. And the two things I found myself doing was, writing a lot and giving advice. And after 30 years of trying to figure out my true calling, God has allowed me to move forward and do what He created me to do. For: “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 NLT.

A prophet is not primarily a “seer”; the Hebrew word used in this text is nabi and means a spokesman, speaker. God called me to speak on His behalf. To tell others of His incredible love and grace, of His mercy and lovingkindness, inviting them into a relationship with Him. And if the best way for me to get the message out was to write, I was called to be an author. Most prophets in the Bible had books that they wrote. And what if what I had to say meant sharing some spiritual discernment with others in the form of sound advice and encouragement? Then maybe I should be a Life Coach.

But God, I don’t have the means to get certified and to get my book (which you can check out here) circulated wide enough to make a significant impact. And then, during my personal Bible study this week, I ran into the name “El-Shaddai.” El, which is the word for powerful deity. Shaddai is unlimited resources. Another version says “God Almighty.” The Hebrew is El-Shaddai. God was showing me that He has all the help that I would ever need to fulfill the desire He placed in my heart: Delight yourself in the LORD [YAHWEH], and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 BSB.

So I will delight myself in the God of the covenant and rely solely on Him to make the desires that He placed in my heart when He formed me in my mother’s womb come to fruition.

I don’t know what desires you have had your whole life, but I know that if He placed it there, He’ll bring it to pass because He is God Almighty, El-Shaddai.

Week 15

This year I had breakfast on my birthday alone. No one was available to take time off to have brunch with me, so I took myself. After my annual birthdate praise and worship service, I got in my car and drove to my favorite brunch restaurant in the city. While I was there, my brother stopped by before work to bring me flowers. We took a picture together, and then he was off. I ordered, prayed and then consumed my meal. The food tasted alright, but not as good as it had before. The thought crossed my mind, “Did the company of others make it taste better?” I think the answer is yes.

God created us to inhabit relationships that are founded on the principles of respect and integrity, or ‘Covenantal Relationships.’ Within those covenants, all parties agree to work on keeping, protecting and celebrating the relationship. Being with another person who is as committed to the success of the relationship as you are, is a sweet deal. But when people are fickle, relationships have the tendency to turn sour.

The expectation of being in a great relationship is seeing the beautiful glazed donut sitting in front of you. It smells delicious, and your mouth starts watering, thinking of how amazing it is going to be when you get to finally take a bite of that beautiful pastry. You lick your lips and take a huge bite. But what you taste makes you spit it out. Living in a broken covenant with someone who is nonchalant about the circumstances, is like taking a bite of a beautiful donut, only to realize that it was made with salt not sugar.

That natural gag reflex is the same one Jesus experiences when He discuses His relationship with a group of people that don’t seem to care that they are living in a broken covenantal relationship: I wish that you were cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm (spiritually useless), and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth [rejecting you with disgust].” Revelation 3:15-16 AMP. 

Jesus goes on to tell that group what His issue is with them, and how He can help them become whole again. But this can only happen under one condition…have dinner with Him. Yup! Jesus isn’t about having dinner alone, or having a meal by Himself either! Listen to what He states “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” Revelation 3:20 NLT.

Sharing a meal with your friend is an amazing feeling. Everything is elevated, and the food tastes better! I may have had brunch by myself. But Jesus offers an invitation stating that we never have to be alone if we invite Him in.

Week 14

Out of nowhere, the cold front came and hit my area, killing off my plants. No one could ever accuse me of having a green thumb, but I never give up on planting stuff. This time around, my plants had faced a double whammy. The cold front only expedited the inevitable. I did not water my plants consistently, and the once-green leaves had withered away. The tall stalks had bent over in suffocation. Even my cactus was drying out. I was a plant killer, and the cold front was my accomplice. I did not realize that my plants were a full-blown reflection myself. I was dying slowly, and it was because I was not being watered.

In my personal devotional with the Lord, I shared with Him my thoughts “I was dying.” Something was wrong with my body and my spirit knew it, even if my mind did not understand the situation. I was not even in my 4th decade of life, and my body began to break down. One week it was a cyst in the back of my knee; next it was my back, which turned out to be sciatica, that caused my legs and buttocks to go numb. The stiffness and my body to just put on my pants made dresses a more accessible option for me. WHAT WAS GOING ON?

The scale made it clear, I was less than 5 pounds away from hitting the 300 club. I didn’t know how to get out of this rut; I was dying. And then the cold front came. It seemed like everything that I attempted to do or accomplish would fail. I put my heart out there in my work, asking people to join with me in celebration, and the only response I get is my mother. She’s the sunshine in my dark days. I felt isolated from the world because of my inability to live a healthy life and separated from society because I could not find the “magic” bullet needed to penetrate the social media algorithm.

Then the rain came. And although my plants are either underneath my porch or covered by my patio, somehow, drops of rainwater found their way into the dry potted plants. And what was once dry and lifeless, covered in dead foliage, sprouted green blades of hope. The plants that I was going to throw out, I decided to water them on a consistent basis. To pour into them care and purposefulness. And after a few weeks, what was once dead is fully alive and thriving!

If a little bit of rainwater can revitalize a few dried lifeless flora, what could the water that Jesus offers do for me? For He said, “whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14-15 ESV.

Was it possible that my dried-up life, could partake of this spring of water, and hope could spring again? I certainly hope so.

Week 13

A few days ago, I received a DM (direct message) in my Instagram account. It was of a handsome man that clearly possessed some swagger. His message was as followed “Hello beautiful.” I took a look at his message, checked out his profile, and decided in my heart of hearts that this was not a path that I needed to go down. The first person I wanted to discuss this mystery man with was my mother. But I went to God first because only He knows what is truly in the heart of man (Jeremiah 17:10). After checking the man’s posts on his IG I knew that we were on two separate pages and in different books in this life. In my spirit I just knew that this was not how I wanted to start a conversation with a stranger, period.

A moment ago I alluded to the text found in Jeremiah 17:10, which states: But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.” NLT. Now the reason why God makes this statement is because of the verse before it: The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?” Jeremiah 17:9. NLT.

Later on that evening I saw a video pop up on my YouTube timeline. It was of a beautiful young woman who had been swindled out of $200,000.00! A man who made her feel beautiful and special had over a period of a few months taken all her money and placed her in a terrible place full of debt. When the interviewer asked her why she couldn’t see that the man was a scam artist, she tearfully said “I thought I was in love.“

There was another woman who had given $300,000.00 of her life savings and retirement fund to a man she had never met! They met on a dating app, and he made her feel beautiful and adored. He showered her with flowery words and presented her with dreams of their future. She was a middle-aged woman whose husband had died over five years prior. She was lonely and was in need of companionship. Instead of a friend she got an enemy and instead of a lover, a group of scammers who stole more than just money. This woman got her self-confidence and the reality of being in a caring relationship stripped from her.

In Isaiah 61 God tells us that He sent Jesus “to comfort all who mourn…to give them a grown of beauty for ashes…and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair.” Isaiah 61:2-3. BSB. Truth be told, we don’t just mourn the lives of those we’ve lost. We as human beings also mourn the relationships we’ve lost as well. Divorce is often seen as a death. People who break up from former significant others have pained spirits. Having a relationship end is hard enough, but to have one end that never really was? That can really mess with a person’s mind, heart and spirit.

But Jesus says that He is here. And with Him, what you see is what you get. A God who says: I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” Jeremiah 31:3. ESV. When others are deceptive and they lie for gain, God says that He will always be faithful to you.

So, after watching these poor women and listening to their stories, I went back to the man who had slithered his way into my messages. And low and behold it was now a picture of a woman. The handle name changed slightly, but it was clear that I was being set up to be scammed. And when I didn’t take the bait, they went onto someone else.

God knows that the human heart is desperately wicked, and that people would prey on others to make a few dollars. But in all honesty is that worth your soul? The Bible makes it clear “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.” Galatians 6:7 ESV.

God created us to live in relational integrity. Those who toy with the heart, scam people, and live deceitful lives, will receive their due. But in the meantime, let’s practice some discernment and reach out to God before we reach out to man, because He knows their hearts.

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Week 12

Within a week we’ve had two major mass killing sprees in my country. I’ve seen one terrible news cycle after another. It’s like bad news is on a competition to see who will be the worst. This week I spoke to several friends who are struggling. Not only is the news on the outside terrible and horrific, the internal struggles are oppressing them too. One of them just lost her dog that she has had for 12 years. That adorable little puppy was her baby. She couldn’t rationalize the insane desire to want to ever love again. She said that she would rather just close herself off to anything or anyone else because everything dies.

I couldn’t disagree with her. Yes, everything does die. The reason being is that we live in a sinful, sin-filled world. The Bible does not mince words on this topic: For the wages of sin is death” Romans 6:23 KJV. Sin is the broken covenant on full display. The Bible puts it this way: Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.” 1 John 3:4 NKJV.

What exactly is the law? Well I’m glad you asked: What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”…” Luke 10:26-28.

So the law is to love God and love our fellow human beings. Jesus said if we do those things we will live. But He wasn’t talking about just life on this planet. No, He was mostly talking about the BIG picture. Because let’s all be honest “LIFE ON THIS PLANET SUCKS!” Are there beautiful moments? Yes. Like when a parent hears their child’s laughter, or when the sun’s rays kisses your lashes, when the blush of first love begins to waken. All of those are beautiful moments that we cherish in our memories with everything that we have.

And life as we know it on this planet will not run forever, it can’t, not in the way we’re going. But forever was placed in our hearts by God (Ecclesiastes 3:11) to experience relational integrity for all time. It’s such an important factor that Jesus said that having a relationship with God IS eternity (John 17:3).

That means, right now in the midst of pain and sorrow, troubles and issues, that God wants to have a relationship with us. And God is gentle, kind, patient, sweet, hope-filled, just, compassionate, merciful (I could keep going, but you get the point). The more time we spend with Him, the closer we get to be like His character. And this is vital for all those who are longing for a better place to call home.

Because when Jesus was telling the disciples about the end of days, He told them that at the end people’s love will grow colder and colder because of the lawlessness (Matthew 24:12) that is growing more and more. Then Jesus states that only those who will be able to endure or last in the end will be saved (Matthew 24:13).

Endure what? Good question. Those who will be able to still have love in their hearts, burning bright as the midday sun. Those are the ones who will outlast every hateful comment, political argument, racist and bigoted biases, selfish desires. Revelation puts it like this: This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.” Revelation 14:12 NIV.

I will keep praying for my friend that her love does not wax cold. I’ll be praying for you too, pray for me as well. Because without help from heaven, we won’t make it through this hell.

Week 11

Recently I made a substantially large purchase on my credit card for a loved one. It was the largest single purchase that I have ever made on my credit card. The original deal was that the person would pay me back in increments. But then I spoke to God my Father and told Him if possible, I would like to gift the amount entirely and eliminate the debt. God responded (YES, God longs to communicate with us) by bringing to mind a story in the scriptures. And that’s the story in the Bible we’re going to take a look at. Before we continue, I’m sure many people may be familiar with the story and don’t pay it a second glance. But familiarity can breed contempt. The story is found in Matthew chapter 18. And to be honest, when I thought of the story, I also was like, “Oh yes, I remember. This story will be a great lesson for my loved one!” But in the end, the Lord showed me that it was a lesson, specifically for me.

Matthew 18:23-35 is the story about a King who forgave one of his servants who owed an unfathomable amount in debt (sometimes when I think of my student loans, I feel like that). Once that servant had received forgiveness, you would think that his disposition would be cheerful and grateful. I mean, it was a RIDICULOUS amount of money. The scripture tells us it was 10,000 Talents (vs. 24) in 2021 that would be almost $4 BILLION or 200,000 years of labor (Dr. Jud Davis).

It was clear that this individual would never be able to repay the debt that he owed. The punishment for failed debt payment was slavery for yourself and your family until the debt could be paid (vs. 25). This should not shock us, as many cultures had used this type of method for repayment if you recall the widow in 2 Kings 4 when her husband died, and the creditors were coming to sell her children as slaves until the debt could be cleared. In the Middle ages, people sold themselves as indentured servants to cover payment and land use that they could not afford. And since the dawn of time, humans have been selling their bodies to repay debt and make money.

So when the King had pity and cleared the man of all his debt, it was a huge deal. As he was leaving the palace, he ran into someone who owed him some money. Now this guy who couldn’t have made more than $10.00and an hour had just been cleared a debt that he could have never repaid. You think the attitude of gratitude would extend to others. But it did not. He ran into a person that owed him $40.00 (Ceramics), and he demanded that the person be jailed until he could repay the money. Even though the person begged for a chance to pay him back, he did not pity him. Needless to say, when the King found out, he was ANGRY. And well, I’ll let you read it for yourself on what happens (read it here).

But the one thing we don’t see in this story is, “What did the debt cancellation cost the King?” That was my lesson. You know, I have been working terribly hard at cleaning up my credit and paying my bills. One of the main factors of your creditworthiness is your credit usage. Anything less than 30% will lower your credit score significantly. That’s what happened to me when I charged my card for my loved one.

When I saw that my credit score dropped a significant amount of points, I wept a little inside. I had finally reached the “Very good” status where everything was green. Now I found myself in that yellowish-red area and stating that my credit is “good” boarding on “fair.” My loved one will never know what it cost me so that their life could be a little easier.

And we will never know, nor fully understand what it cost the King of kings to forgive us. John 3:16 tells us that God gave up His Son. Basically, God gave God up to have us. And we go around acting like what was done on our behalf isn’t that big of a deal. But it was EVERYTHING. And God will live with the scars for eternity on what it cost Him to clear our debt.

The least we can do is forgive each other and thank Him everyday for His sacrifice.