Who me?
How often are we caught off guard by how capable we really are of sin? Don't I know how clearly God has said in His word who I am apart from Him? It's as if we have a hard time accepting the truth about who we really are inside. Until I realize my deep rooted capacity and inclination for selfishness (evil) I will never cry out for a deliverer. If I don't think I am drowning I will never look for the lifegaurd. I want to believe that most people are basically good rather than basically evil. But scripture forbids me to do this on the basis that "all have sinned" and "no one seeks God, not even one". That means that without God we all would pursue our own ways. I must start with humility before I can ever be secure in a proper self-image. It is not self-esteem as some would have us believe. God want's us to know that apart from him I can do nothing. If I know this then I will cling to Him as my true identity and realize that "in Him" I am complete. My difficulty always lies in being complete apart from Him and having my own self-respect and self-reliance. The words "unprofitable and worthless" do not build up my self-esteem but rather educate my soul in truth. Close to 90% of people would say they are easy to get along with, if polled. Those same people would never say that 90% of the people they know are easy to get along with. What do we learn from this? God I pray that I would learn than I may be one of those people that are difficult to get along with apart from you, and that this would lead me to drink from your well and not my own. I am too often guilty of drinking at the world's well and wonder why my thoughts are not on you. Inspire us today to believe that you are there and that you love us and have given us a mission.
