Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.”
NL Daily Devotion for Wednesday, September 1, 2021
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
I don’t know about you, but I doubt I’m going to be perfect anytime soon. As a lifelong perfectionist, this is something I struggle with at times. I used to determine my value based on what other people thought of what I did. It has taken me a long time to get to a place where I can accept that I am enough exactly where and as I am.
God proves God’s love for me over and over again, as I experience grace and joy in my life in spite of the fact that I fall short again and again. I can’t, by my own efforts, be “worthy.” But God makes me worthy. And I am grateful.
Do I find myself feeling unworthy? How does God declare God’s love for me in spite of myself