Unworthiness

Hello Women of Noble Character,

This New Year has gotten very busy and crazy fast! Do you feel it too? It happened so quickly, that we have gotten behind with our memory verses. So, I offered to help get things going again. But, I'm not a blogger. So, I am going to "borrow" something from Nancy McGuirk, a well known author. I've heard several women tell me this week (and it is only Tuesday) how unworthy they feel to serve God. I think these verses will help us. Because the truth of the matter is, we are all unworthy. Only by the blood of Christ is there any worth in us!

Isaiah 6:5-8...."(5)Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." (8)Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

Here's what Nancy writes in her book “Rest Assured: Devotions for Souls in a Restless World”

"Unworthiness....low self esteem...shame over sin. All of us have wrestled with thinking we were unworthy to be used by God. The prophet Isaiah certainly felt this way."

"Isaiah's problem was thinking he was too sinful to serve a Holy God. But, when God revealed Himself to Isaiah and touched him with a personal call to serve, the prophet realized he was cleansed. When his life changed, he began to comprehend things from heaven he'd never understand before. He heard God saying, "Whom shall I send? And, who will go for Us?" Isaiah's hand shot up like a first-grader who couldn't wait to be chosen for the assignment: 'Here am I, Send me!'"

"All of us are too sinful to serve God when our frail humanity is measured against His perfection. Yet, because of His grace God comes to us a fresh each season of our life - each day, each moment - and He offers cleansing. As we confess and seek forgiveness, He points us in a new direction."

Isn't that wonderful to know! Christ brings worthiness to our lives each day!

We are going to be doing some make up work over these next two weeks. We will have two verses.....but they go together. Memory verse three (3) will be from Isaiah 6:5 (see above). And, Memory verse four (4) will be from Isaiah 6:8 (see above).

Lord, we are truly sorry for all our sins. But, we are THANKFUL that YOU have washed us and made us white as snow - so that we can serve YOU with joy and a clear conscience the rest of our lives!

In Christ,
Angela