I know God wants to fully love me, but I a feeling of intense unworthiness. At the very core of me, I know that whatever He gives me I am bound to mess up. So why give it to me? Why does a Holy God put His Holy Spirit in a body that is bound to disgrace it? The answer came at Salt Company last Thursday.
Drew talked about the glory of God. He said we are made to worship God and bring glory to His name. That is our whole purpose. To illustrate this Drew created this picture:
Imagine that there is car coming towards a bridge. One side is you and on the other is Jesus. God has to decide which one to hit: me or Jesus, God's perfect son (the one who has never disgraced God's name). I know that God will choose to hit Jesus. What I saw in the picture in my head was me trying to run over in front of Jesus, so that God would not have to kill Him. I am the unworthy one, so I should be the one to die. However, by my interference I am not letting God's full glory be shown. If God had hit me or like the Bible says, leave us in our sin, then His full power would never be revealed. But by letting us crucify His Son, then He could show His power by bringing His Son back to life.
Light bulb!! I am here on this earth to bring God glory. By rejecting His love or not letting Him fully reveal Himself to/in me because I feel undeserving I am not letting Him show His full glory. As He sanctifies me I am to share what He does. I am to tell of His works. My life is to reflect His work. In being honest about my weakness, God's strength will be shown.
God wants to use me to bring Him glory and it is difficult to do that if I am pushing His love away. Truthfully, I am still working out the details, but if I can bring Him glory by letting Him love me then I want to be all about that!
1 But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
Isaiah 43:1-7
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