Imagine a legal document listing every sin you've ever committed. Every wrong you did. Every good you failed to do. That document, Paul says, actually exists — and it stood against us. In Day 31 of our Colossians devotional series, we dig into Colossians 2:13-14 and unpack what Christ did with that document. It's more staggering than you may have realized.

In this devotional, we explore:

→ The vivid legal picture Paul paints: a written record of every moral debt we owe, standing against us in court
→ What Christ did with that document — He didn't restructure it. He didn't offer a manageable payment plan. He nailed it to the cross.
→ The full, complete cancellation of our debt — absorbed entirely by Him
→ Charles Spurgeon's powerful truth from his sermon Pardon and Justification: "Yahweh will never require my debt to be paid twice"
→ The staggering relief of having a lifelong moral debt fully wiped out — not forgotten, but paid in full
→ The two-sided truth of the gospel: we are worse than we want to admit — but God's love, mercy, and grace are far greater than we let ourselves imagine
→ Why our salvation is secured not by anything we do, but by who Jesus is and what He has done
→ How God in Christ takes those who were dead in trespasses and sins and makes them alive

Key takeaway: "Is there something from your past — a failure, a regret — that you have trouble believing is really forgiven? What would it look like to actually receive that grace today? I think it's possible."

This devotional is a powerful, freeing reminder that the gospel is better news than you may have ever allowed yourself to believe. Christ didn't reduce your debt. He canceled it. Nailed it to the cross. Paid in full.

📖 Scripture Focus: Colossians 2:13-14
🎯 Series: Colossians Devotional (Chapter 2)
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