Julio Trujillo
Ezekiel 33:13
"When I say to the righteous
that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and
commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered;
but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die."
Sounds familiar doesn't it? How many
times have we trusted in our own "righteousness" and acted
upon our beliefs only to later come to the realization that our
vision was clouded and our actions were not righteous? I don't know
about you, but I find this to be an all too often occurring issue
with me. If I get to thinking too much about it, I get discouraged
and fall into despair. You see, I am all too human and, even though I
know what God expects of me, too often I fall woefully short of His
expectations. Although I try not to think too much about my habitual
shortcomings in God's sight, I live with this realization every day
of my life and at times feel that there is no hope for me. Reflecting
upon Ezekiel's harsh words doesn't make me feel any better about the
situation either! However, there is one word in the passage that
provides comfort for me - trust. I realize that I am human and as
such suffer from the effects of "the fall." But if I put my
trust, not in myself, but rather on Jesus' sacrifice for me, I am
reassured that God loves me and has provided a means of salvation for
me. One of the hardest things for me to accept is that, even though I
am a habitual sinner, God has already forgiven me through the
sacrifice of His Son. This perpetual forgiveness is definitely not a
human concept. God's love it doesn't get any better than that.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you
for loving me so much that you sent your Son to bear the punishment
that I deserve.
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