There are times in all of our lives when we allow our frustrations get out of hand. There is not one of us that is perfect and the Bible reminds us that there is no one that is good except for God Himself. There are times when we start thinking we are doing pretty well for ourselves in our walk with the Lord. There will be times when we stumble in our walk. I was walking one time from the Church toward my vehicle which was parked in the parking lot. I walking pretty well that I failed to notice a small patch of ice in my path. I stepped directly on it and went down like a sack of potatoes. I felt kind of shocked and a little embarrassed. I also felt humbled especially when people saw me fall.
We must humble ourselves before the Lord and follow His lead. Sometimes He has to humble us at times to get our attention and get us back on the path He wants us to go. The Lord humbles those who exalt themselves and He exalts those who humble themselves.
Humility isn't easy for us at times because we live in a culture that bombards us with messages that make us want to exalt ourselves. We can be so prideful at times. We can become so boastful if we are not careful. Sometimes we think we are really good people and even better than those around us.
There is no one that is truly good. We have all sinned and have fallen short of God's standards. We are all deserving of Hell because of our sin. It is sin that separates us for the True Living God. We are all law breakers. That is we have all broken God's rules for living. If we were to stand before the Lord on Judgment Day on our own we would be found guilty and be cast away from God's presence into a literal Hell.
The Good News is we don't have to go to Hell. God has made a way for us to be forgiven of our sins. God demonstrated His great love for you and I and for the whole world by sending His One and Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ to the earth to live a perfect and sinless life. Jesus obeyed God's law here on the earth. God became Man in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus went obediently to the Cross where He shed His precious blood for all of our sins, past, present, and future. Jesus bore the punishment that you and I so rightly deserve. God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day to show us that He is truly God. One Day Jesus will come back to Judge the living and the dead.
In order to have forgiveness for our sins and have a place in Heaven when we die we must accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We must humble ourselves. We must realize that we are not good enough to make it into Heaven based on our "good" behavior. There is no one that is good enough on our own. We need a Savior and thankfully there is One who still Saves and that is the Lord Jesus Christ.
We are saved when we trust Jesus Christ to be our Lord and Savior. We do this by going to Him in prayer. We say something for our heart in our own words. The words don't have to be perfect, but they need to come from our hearts and be in our own words.
I am not a perfect person. I am just an ordinary man. I try to be nice, but I admit sometimes I am not. I try to be good, but sometimes I stumble. I try to look the part of what a follower of Jesus Christ ought to look like, but oftentimes I fail. I am sinner saved by the wonderful Grace of Jesus Christ. I can't save myself because I am just not good enough on my own.
I have trusted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I have received what Jesus Christ did on the Cross for me. My prayer is that many people will come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior before it is too late.
There are many people that come across our paths everyday that need to know Jesus Christ. I have many co-workers that I am concerned for because they don't know the Lord as their Savior. Sometimes I don't feel like I am very good witness to them for the Lord and that bothers me. I try to allow my light to shine, but I know some days I fail miserably. Would you pray for my co-worker's and that the Lord would reach them some how?
I would very much appreciate it.
Lord,
We humble ourselves before You this night.
Life is hard and sometimes we allow our frustrations to show and it harms our witness for You.
Forgive us when we fail You and help us to stand upon the Rock for You are our Rock.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
I uplift my co-workers to You O Lord.
I pray for all of those who need to hear the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.
Help us to be a witness for You in this dark world.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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