Too great a sinner to come to God? Do you feel that God won’t love you because you are not “perfect”? Or that He could never use you because you are not good enough? Don’t feel slighted; you’re in good company…….
Moses stuttered
David’s armor didn’t fit
John Mark was rejected by Paul
Hosea’s wife was a prostitute
Amos’ only training was in the school of fig-tree pruning
Jacob was a liar
David had an affair
Solomon was too rich
Abraham was too old
David was too young
Timothy had ulcers
Peter was afraid of death
Lazarus was dead!
John was self-righteous
Jesus was too poor
Naomi was a widow
Paul was a murderer. So was Moses.
Jonah ran from God
Miriam was a gossip
Gideon and Thomas both doubted
Jeremiah was depressed and suicidal
Elijah was burned out
John the Baptist was a loudmouth
Martha was a worrywart
Mary was lazy
Samson had long hair
Noah got drunk
Did I mention that Moses had a short fuse?
So did Peter, Paul – well, lots of folks did.
But God doesn’t require a job interview. He doesn’t hire and fire like most bosses, because He’s more our Dad than our Boss. He doesn’t look at financial gain or loss. He’s not prejudiced or partial, not judging, grudging, sassy or brassy, not deaf to our cry, not blind to our need.
As much as we try, God’s gifts are free. We could do wonderful things for wonderful people and still not be …… wonderful.
Satan says, “You’re not worthy.”
Jesus says, “So what, I AM”
Satan looks back and sees our mistakes.
God looks back and see the cross.
He doesn’t calculate what you did in ’78. It’s not even on the record. Sure, there are lots of reasons why God shouldn’t want us. But if we are hopelessly in love with Him, if we hunger for Him more than our next breath, He’ll use us in spite of who we are, where we’ve been, or what we look like.
Step out of your limitations into the illimitable nature of who God is.
