What a good rhetorical question to ask myself as i take God's forgiveness for granted most of the time. By forgetting the fact that I am saved by grace affect the way I live in a day to day basis. I can be easily influence by things that the world has to offer and say. It'll leads me to rely on tangible things for security and identity such as popularity, having an awesome boyfriend, friends, great mark in study, getting a high paid job, and many more.
"Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth,Would care to know my name, Would care to feel my hurt?" God who has the authority over all things would come down to earth for me?? He could just sit and relax in heaven without having to worry about me in this earth facing eternal death as the result of my sin. I am nothing in God's eyes and I was a sinner after all (romans 3:10-12).Why would he come down from the greatness of heaven to suffer on earth? The answer is Love (john 3:16, romans 5:8). Not because I am a good person (never kill anyone physically, never steal, loves peace), not because Im trying to do my best to behave in a good way, not because I am smart and so on but ONLY because of his great and awesome love to me that he would willingly suffer in my place and died in my place.
Being reminded that my identity now relies in Christ who died for me and loves me so much makes me wonder why do i often go back to rely myself on earthly things which in the end would dissapoint me... i assume that this is a struggle for us as christians. It is not easy living as a christian in this world that is against us. I pray that as christians, we would encourage one another to focus on Christ and to always hang onto God not worldly things.
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