Sunday, July 5, 2015

Disbelief & Thanksgiving

I really love the message in today's AMI devo.

It's amazing: such an almighty God cares about me.  He is MY God, MY provider, and MY advocate.  Me of all people!  When I let that truth sink in, my heart becomes really full of disbelief and thanksgiving.

'Disbelief' because I know that I am undeserving of such high regard from Him.  Given what He has done for me on the cross, He clearly values me deeply; however, I know how much of a sinner I am.  Also, He is completely blameless while I am far from it still.  Logically, it doesn't make sense at all.  It's a good thing that our God is greater than logic; He was the first example of showing the counter-cultural love that He calls us to show the world.

'Thanksgiving because I know that I need Him.  Without Him, I am nothing (John 15:5).  My identity would / should be my dirtiness from sin, but He allows me to experience a cleansing salvation and redemption.  I can barely imagine a life bereft of His saving grace; it really would not be a life at all (Romans 6:23).  Fortunately, I don't have to.

PTL

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