Who Says I’m Defective?
Tuesday January 17, 2017
God knows each one of us. We are the masterpiece of His creative hands. This knowledge should fill us with great joy and a real sense of personal worth. Why then do we struggle so often with fear, self-rejection, and shame? When we try to live as someone other than who we were created to be we experience separation from God. From the first human beings who chose to believe Satan and disobey God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil we have experienced the negative consequences of trying to be someone we are not.
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” (Genesis 3:8-10 NIV)
God, our Creator, wants us to experience the loving relationship with Him that we were intended to have. Jesus died on the cross to pay the price for our sin and rebellion. He then overcame death and made a way for us to be reconciled to God and have eternal life. When we accept the provision Jesus made for us, we become cherished children of a loving God. Our restored self-worth is not based on what we may feel, or what others say about us, but rather on what God says.
.. to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 1:12-13, 10:10 NIV)
We need to listen to God rather than pay attention to the deceiver who is purposefully trying to steal, kill and destroy the new life we have been given.
Prayer – Lord Jesus, Thank You for paying the price to restore me to new life with You. Remind me often of who You say I am. Help me to recognize and receive the grace that is abundantly poured out on me because I am Your child. AMEN
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