| | God, let me view all things through Your eyes...
"Our hearts have dozens of strategies to avoid the fear of the Lord. One strategy is that we downgrade obedience--the concrete expression of the fear of the Lor--into concern about appearances. We concentrate on actions and overlook attitudes. By doing this, our sinful nature can give us a sense that we are okay. We have not killed today. We have not been adulterous. We have not stolen anything from the store. Therefore, we had a good day. Better yet, we are good. Of course, we occasionally do bad things. We might yell too loudly, or we might pick up some pornography at the airport. In these cases we should ask God's forgiveness. But, on the whole, we tend to be fairly good. And if we think we are usually good, then God is usually irrelevant.
Such thinking is not advertised as good theology, but isn't it the practical theology of many Christians? I know that it can be my own. I am a good guy--a nice guy--who occasionally does bad things. Such thinking ignores the depths of sin in my own heart, and, in essence, it elevates me so that I am just a mildly flawed imitation of God rather than someone completely dependent on him. Fear of the Lord is then impossible."
When People Are Big and God Is Small
Edward Welch (100)
Lord, please forgive me for thinking that I am good....that I can do good things on my own! i am desperately in need of You! thank you for Your kindness....for the mercy You pour out on me every day! |
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