November 28

We tend to think we’re not too bad. Indeed by man’s standard of assessing good and evil, most of us would be placed into the ‘good’ category. We haven’t masterminded a murderous plot that brought down skyscrapers and left thousands dead and untold millions shocked and grieving.

We haven’t strapped on incendiary devices with the intention of destroying the lives of unsuspecting innocents who happen to be in the path of our convoluted emotions of hatred and blood lust and prejudice. We haven’t terrorized those around us by our words or our actions. We’re good.

But when we compare ourselves to our HOLY GOD rather than to the most depraved of fallen man, our self-assessment becomes less flattering. When held beside the pure, unadulterated goodness of God, our best attempt at that commodity is comparable to “filthy rags” Isaiah 64:6. Yet, we can be clothed in the righteousness of Christ!

He makes His purity our own! Ephesians 2:4, 5 says, “God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love for us, even when we were dead in sins has given us life through Christ, saving us by His grace.” No matter how hard, cold, evil we may be, we can be transformed by His love and salvation if we will but embrace Jesus as our Savior and Lord!