The following is a continuation of what I posted yesterday. I would suggest that you read yesterday's post before you read the following. Lord willing I will conclude this article tomorrow.
Satan does that to us all the time. He tells God in our hearing that we are not worthy to come before Him. We do not pray enough, we do not read our Bibles enough, we do not witness enough, and the list goes on. He does not tell God anything that is not true. We know our short comings and our sins. Satan tells God that pastors and missionaries should not “sponge” off other people. They should get real jobs and take care of their own needs. His accusations are to make us feel guilty and he is very successful. He always attacks us at our most vulnerable spot at the most vulnerable time.
However, God is a graceful God and he told those who were standing with Joshua to take off the filthy garment and put a clean festive garment upon him. They were to put a clean turban upon his head. Joshua could do nothing. He did not have to take off his dirty clothes, others did it for him. He did not have to supply the festive robe; God supplied the robe and the turban. The only thing he could do was stand before God to allow God’s grace to envelop him.
So it is with us. In the words of the hymn “Nothing in my hands I bring, only to the cross I cling.” It is not by might, nor by power but by the spirit of the Lord. The hymn writer expressed it well when he wrote:
Well may the accuser roar, of thing that I have done.
I know them all and thousands more. Jehovah knoweth none.
(To be concluded tomorrow LW.)
2 comments:
Very good stuff. As one who often feels the accusations of inadequacy this was a great encouragement this morning.
Thanks Curtis, we all need that encouragement. All too often Christians accuse other Christians and do the work of the Accuser. May we be ministers of grace.
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