Little Red Book Ministry

1. You are indebted to His great love
If you love your Lord, then you should love whatever or whoever He loves. He loves men, His creation, and desires to save them and then to lead them to perfection. You can and should be a part of His great redemption plan. You are called to minister to others.

John 13:34–35; 1 John 4:10–12; Jude 22

2. You can never repay Him enough for your salvation
Jesus did everything necessary for your salvation and for all those that are still lost as well. You must not let His sacrifice be in vain where you could make the difference.

Mark 8:36–38

B. He is your King
Because He purchased you with His own blood, Jesus has all the rights and power of a king over your life.

1 Timothy 1:17; 6:15; Revelation 11:15–18; 19:16

1. You are indebted to His great grace
Jesus has obtained a full pardon for your sins. You are a recipient of His marvelous grace which simply means you have received His favor through no merit of your own. If Jesus did not extend this grace, you could never be found worthy of entering into His great Kingdom. Therefore, you are entirely in His debt and anything you can do to serve Him is better than doing nothing to show your gratitude. On the other hand, if you are actually ungrateful, you need to consider whether He has in fact extended this grace to you or you are still in a lost condition. Your eternal life depends on it.

1 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:7; Hebrews 4:16; 1 Peter 3:7

2. You no longer belong to yourself or this world When you accepted the mercy that your King extended to you, you entered into a covenant to make Him your master. It worked like this. His part was to give His very life, to shed His own blood, in payment to God for your sins. He became guilty of all your sins and bore them into hell. However, death and hell could not hold Him. He triumphed over death and hell and, leaving your sins in hell, he rose from the grave and ascended to the Father in heaven. He became the Great High Priest for us and even now makes intercession for our sins to the Father every time we ask for forgiveness.