Debt Free

Back in the Regan Era, when the National Debt was 3 trillion, I found this explanation of what a trillion is.  Keep in mind costs have escalated, but you can get the picture.
Ever wonder what a trillion really is?  Well, read this:
If you were to count a trillion $1 bills, one per second, 24 hours a day, it would take 32 years.
Or, to put it another way, it has been figured that with a $1 trillion, you could buy a $100,000 house for every family in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa.  Then you could put a $10,000 car in the garages of each of those houses.  There would be enough left over to build $10 million libraries and $10 million hospitals for 250 cities in those states.  There would be enough left over to build $10 million schools for 500 communities.  And, there would still be enough to put in the bank and from the interest alone, to pay 10,000 nurses and teachers, plus give a $5000 bonus for every family in those states. Now, multiply those statistics by 16 to get an idea of what a hole we have dug ourselves into today with a whopping 16 trillion (and growing) dollar debt!! Some “quick math”  tells us that dividing 16 trillion by 300,000,000 (the US population) equals $53,333, which if it were possible to be paid by every individual would put us back in the black.  Trouble is, the amount keeps piling up, and can never truly be “paid off“. This massive deficit reminded me of the sin debt that began accruing with Adam.  It grew larger everyday, with no conceivable way for man to pay it off by his own means.  No amount of fatted calves, or blood sacrifices, of any species, could make a dent.  Neither would an outpouring of “good deeds”, or improved behavior.  It was humanly impossible to eradicate. Worst of all, it left us separated from God.  Enter God, in the form of the man Jesus, writing a check , in his own blood, completely covering our lack.  Can we ever fully comprehend that kind of generosity?  It simply boggles my mind that someone would be willing to pay off a debt he didn’t owe to bail me out.  But he did.  Remember the story of Mary Magdalene when she worshipped at the feet of Jesus.  She, just like you and I, shared in that debt, but here’s what Jesus told those “religious” people who were watching the scene. “"I tell you, her sins--and they are many--have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love." Luke 7:47.  We have been forgiven a lot, let’s never forget that.  Now, does anyone have 16 trillion to spare?