1 Corinthians 12:9 – “And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness…”
Often, we are less forgiving of ourselves than God is. Many of us struggle with various sins and temptations daily and begin to convince ourselves that we will never be able to overcome or be good enough for heaven. No matter what you are going through, God tells us that we aren’t going through anything that other people haven’t gone through and that there will always be a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Think about some of the people we read about in the Bible and the issues that they had. David committed adultery with another man's wife and she became pregnant. After failing to conjure up a scheme to cover that up, he had that man, Uriah, killed. How did God feel about David? David was described by God as “a man after My own heart…” (Acts 13:22). Likewise, Saul of Tarsus (later known as the Apostle Paul), was a murderer and the biggest persecutor of the early Christians. He “made havoc of the church”, murdering and putting Christians in prison (Acts 8:3 – Acts 9:1). Paul described himself as the “chief of sinners”. Despite this, Paul was God’s chosen vessel to spread the gospel (Acts 9:15). This person who murdered and imprisoned Christians went on to write the majority of the New Testament that we read today.
These are only two examples out of many we can read throughout scripture. The comforting conclusion we come to is that it does not matter what you’ve done in your past. It does not matter what sins you are currently struggling with. None of us will ever be “good enough”. We have the blood of Christ that washed us of those sins when we obeyed the gospel! What matters is your faithfulness, your willingness to repent and overcome sin, and your effort to walk in the light! (2 Cor 7:10 – Hebrews 10:26 - 1 John 1:7-10)
-Caleb Westbrook
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