HOW GOD SEES US

Rom. 12:3 As God's messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you.  NLT

        Let's be honest with ourselves today. For the most part we think pretty well about ourselves. We look around us and see a whole lot of people who are worse than we are. We know we aren't perfect, but we are closer to perfection than a lot of people are. We keep our names out of the newspapers. The law doesn't seek us out for questioning. Judges don't know who we are. We aren't irresponsible citizens or workers. We just aren't too bad.

      However, God sees us differently than we see ourselves. God sees us in light of His holiness and not in light of others. He doesn't care how we stack up against others. His measuring stick is different than ours. He is concerned about our standing with himself and nothing else. When we see ourselves through His eyes, we aren't nearly as good as we thought we were. We know that we fall so far short of holiness. We know that we are not good people at all compared to God. And, all that really matters is how we are in God's eyes.

      Measure yourself by your faith. Are you living close to the heart of God? Do you see yourself in light of your standing with God? Do you know that you need the Lord? Do you understand you need Him more now than you ever did in your life? The more you recognize your need for the Lord, the greater will be your faith in Him.