Titus 3: 3-7

“For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient,  deceived...”

As saves souls & Christ containers we must never forget where we came from. We must never forget where we once were. We must never adopt a ‘Holier than thou’ religious attitude. We can never boast of our own righteousness. How much righteousness do you have? I will go so far as to say – NONE! We rely heavily on the righteousness of Jesus to save us. Every day we rely on it. We know that the bible says that God gave to each of us a measure of faith, but it does not say He gave to us each a measure of goodness.

We are saved only by the Mercy of God and not by our own good works or any other thing. Not because we prayed harder, or lived cleaner or were better. Not because we lived in a better neighbourhood, came from a better family or any THING that the world places value on. The world will LIE to you about your own goodness, because it is ruled by the father of all lies – Satan.

God will not lie, He will not even allow you to feel inadequate by using your own measuring stick, rather the measuring stick He gives us is His only Son. The true righteousness, the truth, the way and the life. Neither does He give Jesus on the proviso that you will only receive Him if you’re good enough. NO! He gives us His Son KNOWING that we are putrid, so far from the ideal that we are not even worthy to look to heaven.

Yet, in HIS infinite Mercy and Grace and Love and Kindness and Patience and all that is God, He offers us a chance not just to aim for being as good as His son, but HE offers us a chance to BE His Sons. When Jesus came to live in you and you put Him on every day, God sees Him only. Not your unrighteousness, your failing and your weakness/inadequacy. He only sees perfection. Absolute faithfulness and righteousness.

The world still sees you and will try to convince you that Jesus is not covering you. But always remember, the world is governed by a liar. He is only allowed to whisper in your ear. He is not allowed to remove you from Christ. So you can be secure in your salvation. He is only allowed to try to convince us of the lies in your own doubts, and the people around us. He is not allowed to change the way you look to God.

And who cares what anyone else thinks of how we look? I try not to. As long as my God sees Jesus in me and I am going to see HIS face one day, I don’t care what the world thinks of me at all.

PRAISE GOD THAT I LOOK LIKE JESUS TO HIM!

AMEN.