Romans 3:24 Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
Have you ever been short tempered and bitten someone’s head off because you were worried, or tired or both? Then you probably felt bad, and I’m sure we’ve all been there from time to time. We tend to despair about ourselves and even the Apostle Paul admitted the things he wanted to do, he didn’t, and the things he didn’t want to do, he did, until He realised Jesus delivered him from all that. I think we can all identify with his struggles!
Have you ever had the enemy come and whisper in your ear that you’re just not worth God bothering with, and he tells you how useless you are? I know when I was ill, there were days and weeks when I lay in bed and felt no use to anybody!🙂 But you know what? All those ‘feelings’ are just lies of the enemy. It’s at times like that we need to be reminded that God thinks each and every one of us was worth Jesus’ sacrifice because He loves us.
God thinks we’re worth it and He wants that truth to go right down in our spirit.
When we think we’ve made too many mistakes, or failed too often, we need to allow the Holy Spirit to keep reminding us God has not changed His mind and He still thinks we’re worth it.😊 He loves us that much and He wants us that much. He doesn’t see us as we see ourselves. He sees us as made in His image, forgiven and washed clean, as holy and righteous in His Son Jesus.
So if you’ve been feeling useless, or past it, or just not worth God bothering with, for whatever reason, take heart today because God wants you to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that He thinks you are worth it. In fact, He adds in Isaiah 43:4 (NLT)… you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you.
Thank You Father God for loving us, thank You for Jesus and the Cross. Amen.
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