IBS-Not Worthy

Oct. 11, 2011

Mark 1:7

"And he preached, saying, 'There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose."

We are not worthy to even loose God's sandal strap, John shares. We are not worthy to take off the dirtiest article and wash his feet. We're only servants of Christ because of what He has done for us. We're not good enough to do anything for our Lord. We could never do anything to make ourselves deserving of the gift He has given us: eternal life with Him. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."  I must thank God for his mercy and grace that He has poured out on me, on all of us. So that I can serve Him as I so desire to do, without having to worry that I cannot because I am not worthy. I know I am not, but He sees me through His son, who was worthy, and bore all of my sins, so I could live with Him in His kingdom forever. Thank you, Jesus!!

I am going to remind myself today, whenever I think I need to do something do be deemed worthy of a life with God that I am not worthy as it is, and nothing I can do could earn me what He has so freely given. That there is nothing I have that I deserve and that I did not receive.