Have you ever listened to another speak about you, praising you, and felt immensely uncomfortable?  Praise, even for a job well done, can be difficult to hear, to experience, and even to accept.  We may even think, “I’m not deserving of all this.”

That statement was spoken aloud as I listened.

“I’m Not Deserving”

• Are any of us—deserving—of all the blessings of God?

The short answer—NO!

God grants us a certain number of days to live, and He granted us that number of days when He created us and placed us in our mother’s womb.

• Are we deserving of our days allotted?

NO!

God grants us breath in our lungs, in and out without really even being conscious of the magnificent way God fashioned us.

• Are we deserving of the next breath we breathe?

NO!

Truly, God, we are most UN-DESERVING!

Will our lives be filled with works that will not outlive us? OR

Will our lives be filled with the work of the Holy Spirit, of Jesus living through you and me?

Will we say, “Yes, LORD” to every decision, every step God leads us to take? AND

Will we reveal to the world the great treasure found in a relationship with Jesus?

God’s plan from the beginning was to bring heaven to earth through the lives of His children—EVERY SINGLE DAY!

• God’s plan from the beginning was to provide salvation for ALL people!
• God’s plan from the beginning of our salvation was that we would live for Him!

Moment-by-Moment—We must know the heart of God.

Moment-by-Moment—We must ask:  “What does God want?”

Moment-by-Moment—We must wonder, ‘Is God satisfied with me?’

To grow deeper in our faith-walk, we must allow God to open the eyes of our hearts to SEE HIM AS HE TRULY IS!

God grants us salvation, a way to know Him through the belief in His Son & through the confession of our sins & through the acceptance of the Savior’s defeat over death.

Are any of us—deserving—of this blessing from a most holy God?

Of course, the answer is a resolute—NO!

Yet here we are, living topsoil, the redeemed, the saints of the King of kings; therefore, we must daily ask:  “LORD, What Are We to Do?”

What Are We to Do?

• It is time to truly live in the fullness of the relationship given to us through the sacrifice of Jesus!

What Are We to Do?

• It is time to truly lift our hearts & voices in praise to our Savior Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, and our Lord!

What Are We to Do?

• It is time to live empowered over sin in the strength of our Father, Almighty God!

What Are We to Do?

• It is time to stop living in our own strength and instead rely upon God’s Amazing Power over life and death!

What Are We to Do?

• It is time to stop focusing upon our problems but to instead begin focusing upon the greatness of God and His attributes!

What Are We to Do?

• It is time to speak Jesus to those who God places into our paths, to share our testimony, to tell the world how it is all because of Jesus alive within us that we are set free!
• It is time for believers, for Christians, to seriously focus our lives on living out the Great Commission Jesus gave to us to do!

What Are We to Do?

• It is time to begin living every moment, every day, every hour, and every breath—within God’s will because Jesus will come for us one day!

Are we ready?

Are we deserving of God’s Mercy & of His Amazing Grace?

• A resounding NO! can be heard throughout the heavens and the earth.

Nevertheless, What Are We to Do?

• We are to raise our hands in daily worship & to bow down in humble adoration to our Lord Jesus Christ!
• We are to continually exclaim:

“Thank You, LORD, for sending Jesus!

Thank You, Jesus, for going to the cross, for dying for each one of us, such pitiful sinners!”

Oh, yes—“THANK YOU, JESUS!”