Sounds very sinister, no? The origin of the commonly used term, mortgage, is from the old French legal term for death pledge. I guess back in the day buying a property in France really was a 'til death do us part sort of thing. So, speaking of that, is this what a Christian does when giving his or her life to Christ, a death pledge? Doesn't seem quite right, does it? For one thing, we would be like that person who walks into the real estate office to mortgage the most expensive property, but has no money or means to pay off his 'death pledge'. The person might further be sent to his or her banker to determine the life's worth, only to hear, as most of us would, a depressingly low figure tallied up for what our life is supposedly worth. No means to pay, and our 'death pledge' is judged insufficient even to purchase an earthly home. How could a life here possibly pay for that which we desire, a home in Heaven?
We know of course that Jesus paid the price and went to prepare a home for us in Heaven. We can no more pay for that heavenly home than we could hope to buy every house on this planet. Our earthly fortune is unclean, our good deeds counted as dirty rags, and with Paul we account our former accomplishments as refuse for the trash pile. We don't attempt a 'death pledge' we pledge our lives to Christ. Without the price Jesus paid for us on the cross, we know that even our life pledge would be judged unworthy. However, Jesus made our lives of incalculable value by purchasing us at the cross.
We don't buy our place in Heaven, Jesus will return and take us there when that place is fully prepared; no charge and no mortgage. What we can by no means afford, God's love bought for us at Calvary. Why does our Lord do this for us? Simple, He wants us there with Him forever. What a glorious Lord we have in Christ Jesus!
In Christ,Bucky
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