Keeping In Mind That God Knows You Have Value

My Utmost For His Highest

 

By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain… —1 Corinthians 15:10

 

“We say things such as, “Oh, I shouldn’t claim to be sanctified; I’m not a saint.” But to say that before God means, “No, Lord, it is impossible for You to save and sanctify me; there are opportunities I have not had and so many imperfections in my brain and body; no, Lord, it isn’t possible.” That may sound wonderfully humble to others, but before God it is an attitude of defiance.[…] There is only one relationship that really matters, and that is your personal relationship to your personal Redeemer and Lord. If you maintain that at all costs, letting everything else go, God will fulfill His purpose through your life.”  CHAMBERS

 

I had a friend, who has since passed on, who would get upset if someone said “I am not worthy.”  Meaning they had no value.  He would reply, “Because of sin you may not be deserving of the grace that has been shown to you through Jesus, but you were of so much value to God that Jesus went to the cross to die for you.  Don’t say you are not worth it.”  That truth escapes many Christians.  In our sinful condition, God could have no part of us.  But because of Jesus, well perhaps this verse says it better.  (1 John 3:1-2) “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him..”

 

Remembering that fact each day and acting on it is every Christian’s challenge.  Our spiritual nature should be primary in our day to day living.  If we are  to fulfill the purpose God has for us, then we must reprioritize our lives.  A spiritually focused life requires discipline .. determination … intentionality.  Spiritual maturity doesn’t happen on its own.  (Joshua 1:8) “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”

 

If you are reading this, perhaps you are already practicing that discipline, perhaps not.  But if you are then let serve as a reminder to encourage someone else. ELGIN

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)

 

Charley Elgin