Unworthy… ever feel unworthy, guilty, ashamed before God Almighty? God is so very good, kind, full of love, mercy, and is long-suffering towards us. He knew we could never ever be good enough on our own to be reconciled back to Him after the fall. We could never be in right standing before our God ever again on our own accord. Our righteousness is like filthy rags to our holy, holy, holy God. So, what did He do to save us from eternal death and separation from Him? What did He do to save us from our hopeless condition? He made a way where there was no other way.



God didn’t want to destroy us or do away with us once and for all. He had a plan of salvation all along. His love for us is everlasting, it is eternal. The sacrifice and good work of our Lord Jesus stands eternally, He is our forever sacrificial lamb. His blood and wounds speak for our souls forever and ever and ever.

If we feel we need to punish ourselves and are unworthy to receive forgiveness, unworthy to receive atonement, then the work, the mission of Jesus is in vain and the accuser wins. We must receive and accept the forgiveness our Lord Jesus suffered so horrifically to attain for us.

God’s love truly amazes me. The love of the Father to provide the sacrifice of His son, the love of God to send Himself to pay the price for us, knowing in spite of it, so many would reject Him… then and throughout the ages.

The agony of knowing and anticipating the suffering He was about to endure, caused our dear Lord Jesus to sweat drops of blood. Soon after, He suffered persecution and abuse from the Sanhedrin and Temple Guards, and then at the hands of the Roman soldiers as they beat him, mocked Him, and forced the crown of thorns into His head.

How about the betrayal and rejection of His own people as they shouted crucify, crucify, crucify. This was just the beginning of the sufferings He endured for you and me.

Our Lord was then flogged with a whip made with bits of lead and stone that ripped his body to shreds, and in agony was made to carry His own cross until at calvary His hands and feet were nailed to it. He then endured the horrendous hours on the cross fighting for every breath in excruciating pain. Feeling separation from God as Jesus took on the sin of the world, He cried out Abba, Abba, why have you forsaken Me? Can you imagine Jesus in that moment… what He must have felt to cry out like that? Finally, it was finished, the good work was finished.

We know our Lord is long suffering towards us, He understands our fallen state, He understands the sin effect and how it has corrupted our souls.

When we are made right with God, by accepting the blood of Jesus as our atonement, our spirits are made new. The Holy Spirit is sealed with our spirit. We are born again… we are new creations!

However, we still have our soul which includes our mind, will and emotions that are still in process. Our spirit and soul are constantly at odds. This is why there is a continuous struggle and battle within.

The stronger we get in the Lord, the more we surrender, the more we listen to the Holy Spirit who is constantly trying to guide us and help us do the right thing, the more we let His spirit rule and rein in our hearts, the more we will be at peace and the more we will look like our Father, and the more salt and light we will be.

The Word says, if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. Talk to the Father, receive His love and sweet tender mercy, and be at peace. We are to work out our salvation. To grow in Christ is a process until the day we die. We are being transformed into His image. He is the potter, and we are the clay. Remember His love for you. Never doubt God is working, and He promises the good work He began in you, He will complete!