It’s Cancelled
He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. ~ Colossians 2:14
Have you ever had to cancel something? Maybe a meeting, a reservation, or an appointment? What happened? Once you canceled it, it didn’t happen. You didn’t show up and go through it anyway, because you already canceled it. The only trace of it might be a memory or a calendar reminder, but it never came to pass.
That’s exactly what today’s verse tells us Jesus did with our sin. He canceled the entire record of charges against us. Every mistake, every failure, every regret, nailed to the cross and taken away. That means your guilt, your shame, your punishment are all gone. Not pending, not postponed, cancelled. Erased as if they never happened.
Just like a canceled appointment never makes it into reality, your appointment with judgment was wiped from the schedule. Jesus paid the price so you don’t have to. That’s not just good news, it’s freedom.
So what does that mean for you and me today? Below are some ways to help us remember that Jesus cancelled our debt and the penalty is paid in full:
- Replace guilt with gratitude – When guilt creeps in, pause and thank Jesus out loud:
“Thank You, Jesus, for canceling my debt. I receive Your forgiveness today.” - Renew your mind daily – Read Colossians 2:11–15 often. Write verse 14 on a sticky note or put it as your phone background. Let truth replace false guilt.
- Release the shame – Ask yourself: “Am I carrying a weight that Jesus already nailed to the cross?” Then surrender it in prayer. Speak it out:
“I refuse to carry what Christ has already carried for me.” - Remind yourself: it’s cancelled – Literally say it. When the enemy tries to bring up thoughts about your past or your failure, respond out loud with faith:
“That’s cancelled. My slate is clean in Jesus.”
If you’ve never received His debt cancelling gift and invited Jesus into your life as your Savior and want that sin debt cancelled forever, today is your day. Pray this from your heart:
Pray: God in Heaven, I know I’m a sinner and I need a Savior. I want my sin debt cancelled and to walk in the new life You’ve planned for me. Please forgive me for my sins, cleanse me from my past, and make me new. I believe Jesus died for me and that You raised Him from the dead. Today, I accept and confess Jesus as my Lord and Savior. I now have a right relationship with You. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and help me live the life You’ve created me for. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Today I want to encourage you that the cross wasn’t just a moment in history, it was the moment your debt was canceled forever. You are not who you used to be. You are not what you’ve done. You are forgiven, redeemed, and made new.
Colossians 2:14 reminds us that Jesus didn’t just reduce the charges, He erased the record completely. So, live like it’s true. Let go of guilt. Walk in freedom. Rejoice in grace. And when doubt tries to bring up the past, just smile and say:
“It’s cancelled forever.”
Today’s scripture reading: Colossians 2:11-15
11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
12 buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.
13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,
14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.
15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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