My salvation and my honor depend on God, he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Psalm 62:7
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full
acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the
worst. 1 Timothy 1:15
I think we all could
identify with Paul’s saying from 1 Timothy, I am sure we have all at some point
felt unworthy of our salvation.That is what is so amazing about God – grace.
Amazing grace.
I belong to a small
Christian Group on the Internet. It is very supportive and loving. What I find
so interesting about it is the understanding how different people view their
salvation. Some people’s attitudes are simply inspiring. Some though make me
feel sad.
People carry their
crosses in different ways but I don’t think that Jesus would want us to be
consumed with feelings of ‘being the worst’ or somehow being unworthy. Media
fills our minds constantly with ideals of how we should live, with images of
the ‘perfect’ bodies and competitive consumerism. These send peoples confidence
and self worth into free-fall.
This isn’t what God would want for us – God is our rock, there is nothing as unmoving or strong as a rock and more than that God wants to be our refuge away from life’s storms. This builds up our confidence and self worth. We are worthy of our salvation – repentance of sin is part of our Christian walk. Being overly negative about ourselves isn’t. If we did this then that detracts from what Jesus did and the grace he shows us everyday.
Amazing Grace.
Lord, Help us
to feel worthy of your grace and love.
We pray that
we can build each other up in your love Lord, not knock each other down based
on societies shallow expectations.
You saved us –
may we never forget your amazing grace. Amen.
Lee Battle, Wilbraham
St Ninians/ Metropolitan Church
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