A moment for reflection:
Galatians 6:14-15 A nation begins by Morag Cameron “But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor under circumcision, but a new creation” God took one man, Abraham, and said, “I choose you to be the man through whom I will work wonders.” God then made a promise to grow a nation who would belong to Him from this one man. He would be theirs and they would be His. He would be the protector of His people, the faithful one when they are not, the strong one when they are weak. It is almost incomprehensible to grasp how confused and overwhelmed Abraham must have felt. It can be easy, at times, to think that we are such good little Christians who read our Bibles, pray, go to church and obey all the rules, but if we think this way we have an inaccurate view of ourselves. We fail daily, we are unfaithful every time we choose sent, we are weak and easily distracted. We may have it together on the outside, but our hearts tell the truth. |
When God made his covenant with Abraham He did all the work so that none of His people would have grounds to boast how great they are. Just as Paul said, “far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” God worked through Abraham and all the shortcomings to create a people for Himself. Jonathan Edwards said, “We contribute nothing to salvation except the sin that made it necessary.” It is easy to compare ourselves to other sinners and think we are better, but we must guard ourselves from this. We are no better. We sin and deserve help, but through the promise and mercy of God we have been saved. The punishment we deserved has been taken from us and placed on Jesus and instead we are showered with blessings we definitely do not reserve from a faithful God. Prayer: Lord, we acknowledge You are faithful and give us so much more than we ever deserve. Thank You for always being there for each of us in every season of life no matter the circumstances. Help us to rely on New and trust You without question or fear. Amen. |
