Sunday, May 1, 2011

What would God have said about you?

"God said to Satan "Have you noticed my friend Job? There's no one quite like him - honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil." Job 1:8

"Then God said to Satan "Have you noticed my friend Job? There's no one quite like him, is there - honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil? He still has a firm grip on his integrity! You tried to trick me into destroying him, but it didn't work." Job 2:3

I've been drawn back to the book of Job and am once again inspired by him.  I know that I am forgiven and that my acceptance of God's love for me means that all the bad things I have ever have been cast into the sea of forgetfulness.  Jesus took the burden of my sin upon himself when he died on the cross.  I have fallen short and do not deserve to spend eternity in the presence of a pure and holy God but by his grace I can have access to an inheritance that I do not deserve.

Does my life reflect this?  What would God say about me?  Would I be the one he would brag about to Satan?

Maybe not right now as I am a work in progress but one day.  There are parts of my life and character that I know God would be proud of and others that need to be transformed.  One day at a time, reading His word, spending time in His presence, doing what he gives me to do.

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