"Jesus Paid it All"

This is the title line to a hymn with lyrics written by Elvina M. Hall and music by John T. Grape, which both happened to be written at the same time within the same church and "happened" to go together. Cool stuff. 

I have three things to say about this line. The first is: Jesus. 

There is no sweeter name to a believer's ear than that of Jesus Christ. He is the only one who could be placed as the subject of this sentence. At the mention of His name, broken hearts and weary souls should listen and find relief. This statement becomes very important because of who it is about. What is to be said about Jesus? Many things, but the verb used here is: Paid. 

Jesus Paid. 

The greatest transaction in the history of the universe. Our lowly broken souls, released from eternal judgement and imprisonment, bought through Christ's sinless life and painful death in taking the weight of the sins of the world. His name was stained through so that ours might become washed white as snow. Justice and Mercy meet at the foot of the cross. It was a fair transaction, though we as believers cry, "why?", with tears falling as we struggle to comprehend the unbelievable. The gravity of the situation is explained through the last word of this sentence. Jesus paid what? 

Jesus Paid it All. 

All of it. All of our sin, guilt, judgement - he took it. He not only took it, he placed it on Himself and said, "I did this. I did these things." The Father's wrath was taken out upon His Son for the sins of the world. Only God has the authority to use these all-inclusive words such as "all." He is fully aware of how much sin we have, and he made sure that He washed it all away. Our debt is paid; we are free! We shall never fear, for in any situation or trial, we have peace with God because "Jesus Paid it All."