From the book of the Judges chapter 11, we read of the story of the bravery and love of king Jephthah and of her daughter’s selfless sacrifice to save the children of Israel from the oppression, aggression and the wickedness of the Ammonites meant to dis-possess them from their God given inheritance in battle – the volunteered offering of the princess to give herself for the fulfilment of her father’s vow to crown the victory. King Jephthah negotiated victory and forced the hand of God in the battle to his favour by ‘provoking’ a testimony through his vow to give whatsoever comes first or set his eyes upon from the door of his house as a burnt offering to God, if the victory is granted and he get back to the city in peace from the battle. What a rash and impulsive vow from a man desperate of victory? Unfortunate for him, it happened that it was his only daughter that came out first to meet him while singing in celebration to welcome her father’s back home with timbrels and dances as he set his eyes on her as he came to Mizpeh unto his house. Though a painful price to be paid, Jephthah had no choice than to pay his vow of a burnt offering to the Lord as expected to avoid any re-percussions thereafter of an un-paid vow. Note: the consequences of breaking personal vow are much more sorrowful and bitter than the collective defeat or loss of a battalion in any battle. Proverbs 20:25.
He dialogued with his daughter concerning the necessity and the obligation of his vow and what the object of his burnt offering shall be and she agreed to offer herself willingly but demanded two months of excused to bewail her virginity (lamentation over the deprivation of enjoying her sexuality and re-productive life, unlike the celebration of her virginity and purity in marriage and fruitfulness in it) so that her father might be able to pay that which he has vowed before the Lord. Note: It is extremely important that we be thoughtful and to weigh the cost of our vow before it is made. Such becomes a covenant breaker, whosoever defers to pay his vow – shall anyone break the covenant and escaped? God at any time will be willing to involve in any covenant dealing with us to the glory of his name; but we should see to it that we respect and fulfil the word that we uttered before the Lord in the form of promise when in trouble – pay that which thou have vowed. Numbers 30:2.
The princess was the crown of the victory and salvation of the nation of Israel as she gave herself as a burnt offering to the Lord. The entire nation perceived their indebtedness, first to Jephthah the warrior as he was made the king over them and then to his daughter the virgin princess that sealed the victory with her own life and blood as they deemed it important and a necessity, acknowledging in appreciation of her pure life and selfless love for the nation in the expression of their yearly life-long indebtedness to her. Thus, they enacted a law to that effect, that the virgin daughters of Israel should celebrate the life of the virgin princess of Jephthah that gave herself as a burnt offering in sacrifice to enable her father to fulfil his vow unto God….and it was custom in Israel, that the daughters of Israel went yearly (virgins national days) to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. Judges 11:39-40.
 
From this story, we see the picture of our redemption through Christ that willing gave himself as the ‘burnt offering’ to save us and the selfless love of God to deliver us from the power of our Ammonites (the law) by delivering his only begotten son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit -for when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. And now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held: that we should serve in the newness of the spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. Romans 8:3-4 (7) 5-6.
 
Thus, the obedient and the sacrificial life of Christ render deliverance and purity of life to believer that he might serve God in righteousness and holiness –in the newness of life and not in the oldness of the letter. Through the power of the holy spirit which the have of God, the believer is now a saint of God and fiancée to Christ that he might be presented unto him as a chaste virgin, without spot or wrinkle or blemish or any such thing, but that he should be made holy, prepared and fitted for heaven.  2 Corinthians 11:2
 
In view and respect of this deliverance and so great a salvation for the hope which is laid up for him in heaven, the believer of all ages is forever indebted to God and his Lamb (Lord Jesus) for the love that the Father has demonstrated towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. If Christ gave his life as a ransom that we might live now (spiritually alive. Ephesians 2:1) and hereafter with him in heaven in his Father’s house according to his unchanging word, it is important to know that we owe him at every moment and each day and throughout our existence to (i) live our life for the Lord by walking and living in the spirit -therefore brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if you live after the flesh, you shall die; but if you through the spirit you mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live. Romans 8:12-13.
 
Life and walk in the spirit is a lifelong indebtedness to the Lord; and, those who are not conscious of it, prepare for it or are not willing to pay the price of living a crucified life shall not inherit the kingdom of God-those who are in Christ, are expected to crucify the flesh with its lust and affection. To keep standing in the true grace of God and not to receive it in vain requires a constant and continuous walk and life in the spirit if we are not going to be like the foolish Galatians which began in the spirit but ended up in the flesh –of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought into bondage. Galatians 5:16-25. 1Peter 5:12. 2 Peter 2:19.
 
The believer is now regenerated and spiritually alive, born of the Spirit, from above and from God. While living and walking in the spirit, the believer is expressing his un-ending gratitude and appreciation of Christ sacrificial life on his behalf; but when the opposite is the case in his life and walk, succumbing to and indulging in the works of the flesh, because flesh will always fight against the Spirit, he should confess his sins and the blood of Jesus shall cleanse him from all unrighteousness as he learns to grow on how to put the works of the flesh to death through the help of the Spirit that he might be able to be paying his daily debt to walk constantly in the Spirit. Whenever the believer is not denying himself but rather gratifying the lusts of the flesh and the desires of his mind, he is accumulating his debt and while confessing his sins for cleansing, he is like someone negotiating with his bank manager, saying, please wait a little bit and do not blacklist my name as one of the bad debtors, but extend the period of my debt payment, while the interest is increased (longsuffering and for-bearance of God) and I will work to pay the sum as soon as possible. If the believer keeps walking in the flesh by fulfilling the lusts thereof, he will ultimately kill the seed of God which is the seed of life in him – let no man deceive you with vain words, for this cause the wrath of God is coming upon the children of disobedience…. whosoever is born of God cannot sin (provided he yield himself as instrument of righteousness to walk in the Spirit) because the seed of God remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 1 John 3:9.
Believer’s life in the spirit is in the application of the word of Christ in his daily walk -for his word are life and Spirit, meant to sanctify and set him free from sin. You diligently search the scriptures; they are the they which testify of me…. the entire scripture is about Christ’s life and walk with God, meant to frame our moment-by-moment conversation in our pilgrim walk that we might be transformed into his image if we are emulating him and are striving to live daily for him that loved us and gave his life for us. Except we are not one of his sheep, shall we not be moved, touched, challenged and changed by the love of him who has first loved us and has made the life in the spirit possible through his death by bringing us back to God, and is now expecting us to walk in the Spirit. Whomsoever man has committed much; much shall be required of him. Much has been done for us and much is required from individual –pay your debt.  2 Corinthians 5:14-15.
 
I am indebted to love him back with all my heart, sould and mind because he has first loved me and my life is worthless and of no use whatsoever if the Lord has not given himself as a ransom to save and to bring me back to God; therefore, unless I am consume in his zeal and love, I am yet to come to the awareness of the love that surpasses all understanding and are living as an ungrateful beneficiary (one of the spirit of the last days) when the Lord is looking for hot and not lukewarm lovers, for the latter shall he spew out of his mouth. The believer is indebted to the Lord for the best of his life’s time -his entire life’s time, his best offerings, his tithes as the first and the best of all things which he possessed. He is indebted to be faithful to the Lord in any little or great thing, because it is required that a steward be faithful. He is indebted to be truthful because he desired truth in the inward part. He is indebted to love all the brethren and all men because he is expected not to owe any but to love others. He is indebted to the Lord, if needs be, to die as a martyr for the cause of the gospel of his Christ, to hate or deny himself for the love incomprehensible and not to love his live as to shrink from death. He is indebted to do whatsoever he does to the glory of God, giving thanks to God the Father through Christ Jesus, always giving glory due unto God alone. He is indebted and expected to be fruitful; or else, he shall be cut off -without Christ, the believer is nothing, just as the branch cannot bear fruit in itself, except it abide in the vine. Christ is the source of his life, from whose fullness we all receives grace from grace to be productive and not to be a barren or dry branch in the vine or else he shall be cursed -for the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. Hebrews 6 :7-8.
 
(ii) The believer owes the Lord his unlimited praise – I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth and the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalts his name together. Psalms 34:1-2.
The believer shall never be what he is in his present relationship position as the heir of God and co -heir with Christ if not for the sake of our Saviour Jesus Christ. He shall never ever have gotten power to tread upon the serpents, scorpions and over all the powers of the enemy if not for the Lord which has spoiled the principalities and powers and made a show of them openly on the cross, triumphing over them in it for the church, which is his body. I will sing of the mercy of the Lord forever, I will sing of the mercy of the Lord….should the believer not ever be showing forth the praises of him who has broken the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron in sunder and has made him completed in himself, which is the head of all principalities and powers – having been raised up by God, when he was dead in sins and trespasses to sit up with Christ in heavenly places, far above principalities and powers and dominion? Certainly, he should! He is forever indebted to make mention of the Lord’s righteousness and of him alone. He is forever indebted to walk in the Lord’s strength and his alone. He is forever indebted to trust in the Lord’s unfailing and eternal love. He is indebted to stand on the promises that cannot fail and praising him for his faithfulness and talking of his glorious power and marvellous works. Has some of our brethren been realistic, sensible, good and grateful to him that has put an end to the works of the oppressor in their lives while using their liberty as an occasion to the flesh and spotted with the world? Certainly, they not paying their debt when they seem to be friend of it-for friendship with the world, is enmity against God. They owe him their hearts, to set their affections on the things above and not the things on earth; to be mindful always of him who is mindful of them and has made them little lower than the angels and has crowned them with glory and honour.
 
(iii) The believer owes the Lord his constant participation of the Lord’s table -showing forth his death until he comes back. King Saul was hypocritically unhappy that David was not present at the table to dine with him-surely, he is not cleansed, he bitterly lamented. Certainly, the Lord is made sad by our waywardness and crookedness, which are preventing us to be found at his table to dine on that which is life giving (my flesh is bread indeed and my blood is drink indeed. Whosoever eats me shall live by me) and to celebrate and to announce his death in the sharing of his body and blood with others. We owed him our conscious preparation and readiness and constant participation at his table to celebrate his death and announcing his return. We are indebted to the Lord to glorify him in our body and spirit which are his and to live in sanctification and holiness unto him that sanctified himself to sanctify us and to make us his brethren and has made us kings and priests unto God his Father that we might reign on earth. Revelation 5.