Woe is me, for I am ruined!
Because I am a man of unclean lips
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King of the LORD of hosts Isaiah 6:5
I have been utterly ruined by the gospel of Jesus Christ! Like Isaiah, I weep with the realization that I have exactly nothing to bring. As Elihu reminds Job, my sin can take nothing away from God's righteousness, my righteousness can add nothing. Absolutely NOTHING about me can change who God is.
In other words, it's not about me! Well, duh!
I often refer to Natural Horsemanship as the gospel for horses. Not that horses need to be saved, or can be, but that it offers such great illustrations. Pat Parelli regularly reminds students that it's not about the …bridle, saddle, stick, rope, barrel, etc. It's about the RELATIONSHIP. Well here's another llustration. It's not about my... sin, righteousness, service, desire, brokenness, etc. It's about the RELATIONSHIP. It's not that I have anything to offer to God. In fact, I don't have anything to offer to anyone. It's that I belong to HIM!
My mother asked me several months ago, why I raise my hands when I sing praise to God. To tell you the truth, at the time, I didn't have an answer. I just feel compelled sometimes to raise them. But today, I realize that it's because I have absolutely nothing to offer. My hands are empty. I raise my hands as a child to her father because all I have in all this world that matters is that I am HIS! I belong to Him and that is not about me, it's about who God is. I am His rescue.
That is all I have.
And that is MORE than enough!
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are...
You've told me who I am:
I am Yours!
-Casting Crowns
Because I am a man of unclean lips
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King of the LORD of hosts Isaiah 6:5
I have been utterly ruined by the gospel of Jesus Christ! Like Isaiah, I weep with the realization that I have exactly nothing to bring. As Elihu reminds Job, my sin can take nothing away from God's righteousness, my righteousness can add nothing. Absolutely NOTHING about me can change who God is.
In other words, it's not about me! Well, duh!
I often refer to Natural Horsemanship as the gospel for horses. Not that horses need to be saved, or can be, but that it offers such great illustrations. Pat Parelli regularly reminds students that it's not about the …bridle, saddle, stick, rope, barrel, etc. It's about the RELATIONSHIP. Well here's another llustration. It's not about my... sin, righteousness, service, desire, brokenness, etc. It's about the RELATIONSHIP. It's not that I have anything to offer to God. In fact, I don't have anything to offer to anyone. It's that I belong to HIM!
My mother asked me several months ago, why I raise my hands when I sing praise to God. To tell you the truth, at the time, I didn't have an answer. I just feel compelled sometimes to raise them. But today, I realize that it's because I have absolutely nothing to offer. My hands are empty. I raise my hands as a child to her father because all I have in all this world that matters is that I am HIS! I belong to Him and that is not about me, it's about who God is. I am His rescue.
That is all I have.
And that is MORE than enough!
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are...
You've told me who I am:
I am Yours!
-Casting Crowns
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