What Measuring Stick Are You Using?

There is one thing that seems to be universal in the culture of today's societies. It is the never-ending questioning of us all....Am I Good Enough?

Good Enough for what, you ask? Well, for many of us we ask, am I good enough to be loved, unconditionally, warts and all? For others, we want to be measured as successful and at the "top of our game" in our chosen profession. Some want to know if they are good enough to receive praise and adoration for being who they are...and they want the fame and fortune that might accompany someone who is "adored by the maddening throng."

But, for many of us, if we are truly honest with ourselves, we want to know if we are good enough to be loved and accepted by God? After all, we are both physical and spiritual beings and there is this deep longing to believe and to know our Creator. So the questions is...

WHAT ARE YOU USING FOR A MEASURING STICK?

If you are using the world's measuring device, you are probably trying to "work" you way into the good graces of a holy and righteous God...Good Luck with that because God says " there is no one Holy, for ALL have sinned and missed the mark!" (My translation of Romans 3:23)  It is sad to see how many people are trying to do more good than bad so they will be accepted by God. They simply believe that they hold in their hands the answer to how to please God...JUST BE GOOD ENOUGH!

So the most important question in this world to someone trying to be good enough is...What measuring stick is God using? The answer is simple...He is using the sinless life of His Son, Jesus Christ. And there you have it!!!!

If you want to be good enough to get into God's PERFECT Heaven, then you need to live a sinless, blameless life just as Jesus did...and anyone in their right mind knows that such a task is impossible. To be sinless, you can never get mad, have an evil thought, cheat on a test, call someone an ugly name...and the list of all our sins goes on infinitum.  No, living a sinless life is simply not an option!

So, what are we to do in this situation? We are to trust in the GRACE that is offered to us by a God who loves us even though He knows we will NEVER be good enough...and the GOOD NEWS is we don't have to be good enough...Jesus was good enough for us ALL!!!

He came and gave His live, shed His blood and died in our place so that His Father would look at us and see His perfection in the place of our sinful nature... and because we accept what He has done for us...WE ARE DECLARED GOOD ENOUGH FOR GOD!

So lay down your measuring device that will always tell you that you don't make the grade with God and pick up the mantle of God's GRACE and measure yourself as God sees you...as

A CHILD OF THE KING AND A JOINT HEIR WITH CHRIST!

Make today the day that you become "good enough" to call God, ABBA FATHER...GIVE YOUR HEART TO JESUS and then keep doing good, not because your are trying to measure up to an impossible standard, but as a way to say "THANK YOU JESUS" for saving a sinner like me.

Good Enough in Jesus....Doing Good in His Name,

WPQ

Poem for the day...

If you measure your life by the good that you do

And others think you're wonderful and try to copy you.

The question you must ask when all is said and done

Did I live a sinless life like Jesus Christ, God's Son?

Did all the good I've done when times were really tough

Measure up in God's eyes...Was I truly good enough?

Did the good that I did for others make a difference within

And will a Holy God overlook my life of sin?

There's only one measuring stick that says God will be pleased

It's when a broken-hearted sinner goes down on bended knees...

And  prays a simple prayer..."God  I truly do believe!

Let your grace that makes me good enough....

INTO MY HEART, I NOW RECEIVE!

WPQ © June 2018