Sometimes I start thinking about man's sinful condition and can't help but wondering why God saved us in the first place. Compared to Him, we are maggots that deserve nothing more than to be utterly destroyed, to be stepped on and forgotten.
Rom 7:24 Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?
The Greek word for wretched means "enduring toils and troubles" (Thayer). The one thing that characterized the Hebrews on their journey out of Egypt was their CONTINUOUS grumbling and complaining *(Phil 2:14). We are no better. We CONTINUOUSLY run from God and run to the devil. Not one of our works is even remotely good in the sight of the Lord, YET he sent his son to DIE ON THE CROSS for our salvation. WHY!!!? God does not need anything we have to offer. We did absolutely nothing to deserve it. The only thing we deserve is everlasting death and destruction in hell. Why did God sacrifice his son so that we could have eternal life. Its something I still don't understand, and I don't know if we ever fully will. All I know is that God deserves ALL of our praise; not just our praise on Sunday or our praise on Wednesday nights, but EVERY SECOND of EVERY DAY of our lives.
1) -We are nothing compared to God
-Our works are nothing to God
2) -God in his mercy saved us though we deserved none of it
3) -We need to be praising God with our every action, OUR ENTIRE BEING
-We need to be praising God with every second of our lives
Just something to think about
-A sinner
About Me
- Max Oehlertz
- Hi everyone. I live in Lincoln, Nebraska and I attend Indian Hills Community Church. My intention for this blog is to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others and to encourage other believers in their walk. If you have and questions about the Gospel or your salvation, please contact me at my e-mail. This is for the praise and glory of the Lord.
Humbling, amazing, unfathomable. Praise God.
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