October 30
“We had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we
should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.”
-2 CORINTHIANS 1:9
should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.”
-2 CORINTHIANS 1:9
Know that Christ is not here to help you become a better person, but to make you so weak in yourself and so sick of your own way that you can do nothing but trust in Him to do what you at last realize you cannot do. It does not matter if that something “we cannot do” is save ourselves, control our temper, get along with others, raise our children, or overcome a lustful habit. The course is the same. After many attempts and failures we at last realize we cannot, so we throw ourselves on the mercy of God and trust Him to do what we cannot do.
Source: Embrace the Cross by Chip Brogden
