HI 18{When Paul asked Philemon, in a most beautiful letter, to take back Onesimus who had run away from him, he said, "If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on my account." Onesimus had been a bad servant to Philemon; and being willing to come back and do better, would not pay for what he had wronged him in before, and would not pay his old debts. And he evidently had nothing himself to pay them with. But Paul offered to pay all, so that Onesimus might be received, "not now as a servant," but as a "brother beloved." This is an exquisite picture of what the Lord Jesus Christ does. He not only intercedes for us with Him from whom we have departed, and against whom we have sinned; but, knowing to the full how much we have wronged God, and how much we owe Him, He says, "Put that on Mine account." And God has put it all on His account, and the account has been paid, paid in blood. When the Lord "laid on Him the iniquity of us all," Jesus saw and knew all your sins; and He said, "Put that on Mine account." Oh, what wonderful "kindness and love of God our Savior"!
Nothing to pay! the debt is so great;
What will you do with the awful weight?
How shall the way of escape be made?
Nothing to pay! yet it must be paid!
Hear the voice of Jesus say,
“Verily thou hest nothing to pay!
All has been put to My account,
I have paid the full amount.”