Confession.The other day I sinned. As bad as this may sound, I was just was blaming it on being too tired; I wasn’t even grieved over what I had done. I just was so exhausted and before I chose to sin, I remember just thinking I don’t care, I am too tired.I’m sharing this because God told me to. Obviously I’m being transparent here, and it’s not about something that makes me look good by any means.
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Unworthy am i of the grace lyrics. Get lyrics of Unworthy am i of the grace song you love. List contains Unworthy am i of the grace song lyrics of older one songs and hot new releases. Get known every word of your favorite song or start your own karaoke party tonight:-). Unworthy - Stanphill bUnworthy by Ira F. Stanphill/b Unworthy am I of the grace that He gave, Unworthy to hold to His hand; Amazed that a King would reach down to a slave, This love I cannot understand. Unworthy, unworthy, a beggar; In bondage and alone; But He made me worthy and now by His grace, His mercy has made me His own.
This is about me being obedient to God in writing, and it’s meant to edify and encourage others who read. I also know it’s good for me to stomp on any pride that may be trying to prevent me from sharing.
I’m not perfect, I’m as human as the next person.Why don’t we talk about it when we sin? James 5:16 says “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”So I’m gonna talk about sin. Not because I want to say, “Hey blogosphere, I sinned!” I hate, hate sin. I hate when I sin.
I don’t hate sin just because it’s wrong, grieves God, is impure, is dishonoring to my Fatherbut most of all, because it always end up creating distance between God and me. It harms the relationship, although His love remains unchanged.Yes I repented, yes He forgave. His mercy amazes me, but He continues to extend it. I opened up my Bible right away, and when I got into the Scriptures and read about God’s Word that addresses what I had done, God revealed to me that a lot of what He’s teaching me is self-control.How was it so easy for me to choose sin, when I hate it and know it’s wrong?I was not recognizing the power of the Holy Spirit to exercise self-control. Titus 2:11-14 says, “For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.”Right now is Easter Break for our campus. A blessing from God for you todaySatan has deceived the whole world Rev 12:9.
God our Father will not put any child of his into a hell fire no matter what their sins it is a lie of the devil. It never entered the heart or mind of God to ever do such a thing Jer 7:31, Jer 19:5. The true word John 1:1 is now delivered Rev 12:5, Rev 12:13 and is going to the world from the wilderness Rev 12:6 at the heel of time Gen 3:15.
Prove all things at He that answereth a matter before he heareth it is a folly and a shame unto him Pro 18:13. I read this post on facebook. When God comes are you valuable enough to come get you when he returns? I answered why are you spreading such negativity.God died rather Jesus died on the cross for my sins.our sins.
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I asked this man why are you asking such negative questions of others? He got even more rude and said if my question leads others to Christ then its not negative is it? I didnt bother to reply that no one in despair is going to say theyre not valuable enough.not worthy enough.not good enough when they are filled with depression loneliness and fear of the future when he writes it like that. I too am now confused. If im not worthy there is no point in getting any more depressed than i am. I must choose another god who loves me and takes me as i am.
Here are seven Bible verses that address those who have feelings of unworthiness.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
I wonder how many of those who feel unworthy right now overlook this powerfully potent verse. It says it all! God loves us enough to die for us and if we believe in the Son of God, we receive eternal life through Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12). The truth is, none of us are worthy; we are only made worthy in God’s sight by Jesus’ redemptive work on the cross and the result is this; “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2nd Cor 5:21), so it’s not whether you feel worthy or not, it’s a matter of God declaring you worthy because of the imputation or imparting of Jesus’ righteousness to us. Feelings are subjective, meaning they’re subject to error; God’s Word is objective, meaning it is always true, no matter what you or I feel. Feelings don’t change what is true.
Genesis 32:9-10 “And Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’ I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.”
These verses are where Jacob is praying to God before he meets his brother, Esau, who the last time he saw him wanted to kill him, so Jacob humbly prays, “Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children” (Gen 32:11). Jacob’s words drip with humility, and that’s good, because God will resist the proud and extend His grace only to the humble (James 4:6). Jacob declares his unworthiness to receive God’s “steadfast love and all the faithfulness” that God showed him, but so must we all (Rom 3:10-12, 23).
Hebrews 4:15-16 “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Whoever has trusted in Christ has a high priest that can take their prayers directly to the throne of grace, so “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession” (Heb 4:14). The author of Hebrews tells us we can approach God’s throne with confidence, and what better high priest than Someone Who’s went through what we’ve gone through or are going through. He can sympathize with our weaknesses because of what He endured in His life but especially during the Passion.
Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”
I think it is clear that God places value on us, not because we’re worthy but because He first loved us as God made the first move (1st John 4:19), so God obviously values us more than many sparrows (Matt 10:29-31). I would say, more than all the sparrows. God set His love upon us, not because we were worthy because then, none would be loved, but only because God loved us first.
Isaiah 43:4 “Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you. I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.”
When you get home from work or school or whatever, does your pet, if you have one, see you as precious in his or her sight? Isn’t that welcome home worth a million bucks? Maybe it’s your beloved wife and children or a dear pet that are “precious in” your “eyes.” Now, think how much more precious than any earthly relationship is the one with God Who says, “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine” (Isaiah 43:1b). I understand this was written to Israel or Jacob, but I don’t see why we can’t read this to the exclusion of ourselves.
Psalm 103:13-14 “As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.”
What a tender picture of our heavenly Father who is moved with compassion over we His children, but this compassion is only for His children who are those who fear Him. To fear doesn’t mean a fear of being struck dead but of a deep, holy, reverential respect for God that prompts obedience in the person. His compassion comes from His knowledge that we are just dust and very fragile in this world. The word “compassion” is obviously a compound word and means “with” (com) “passion.” Just look at the cross when you think about passion.
Zephaniah 3:17 “The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
This verse is amazing because it describes God rejoicing with such gladness that He exults over us with loud singing. Not just singing but “loud” singing. You might not feel like rejoicing over your salvation or the fact that God loves you with such a potent love, but God doesn’t qualify His love for us by our worthiness. Do you think a parent loves their child based upon their worthiness?! Even though this was written to ancient Israel, today there is neither Jew nor Gentile, but one in Christ (Gal 3:28), and God is still the One Who is mighty to save.
Conclusion
Trust or feelings? Which is more reliable? History shows that human feelings are the most unreliable, undependable of all human emotions and they can lie to us. We can’t trust our feelings, especially with our eternal lives, but we can trust what God says about eternal life (John 3:16) and that He promises to never leave us or forsake us (Heb 13:5), so who are what are you going to trust? Is it your feelings or God’s Word? Which is always true and which is sometimes true? Feelings come and go but the Word of the Lord abides forever (1st Pet 1:25; 1st John 2:17) and that includes all of His great and precious promises; not one of them is broken. God’s “steadfast love and all the faithfulness” (Gen 32:10) He shows us doesn’t depend upon our worthiness, thankfully! You can trust a God Who is steadfast in His love for us, no matter how unworthy you feel.
Article by Jack Wellman
Jack Wellman is Pastor of the Mulvane Brethren Church in Mulvane Kansas. Jack is also the Senior Writer at What Christians Want To Know whose mission is to equip, encourage, and energize Christians and to address questions about the believer’s daily walk with God and the Bible. You can follow Jack on Google Plus or check out his book Teaching Children the Gospel available on Amazon.
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