I disagree, not to be argumentative, it had and has EVERYTHING to do with Jesus our Savior. He was asking them and us to pay Him forward, He and the cause of God, His Father, was He not?
Maybe, I just do not understand your hint, or what you are wanting to share or discuss.
The message is the same throughout the Bible...Jesus is our King, and He is the One who reconciled us to God. He is our Savior. The good news of the Gospel is our Savior. Praise His Holy Name.
I believe we are called to pay His love and mercy forward, giving Him all the Glory, standing in His Holy Victory.