Sometimes God confirms what I preach on Sundays in my own devotionals the following week.

I read this this morning: Job 33:27, “I sinned, and perverted what was right, but I did not get what I deserved. He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.”

If we are absolutely convinced that we deserved death and hell but Christ gave us life and heaven, then there would be no occasion for unhappiness, misery, or depression.

ALL of our problems stem from the fact that we think we deserve better. (Please listen to last Sunday’s message on our church’s website)

Reading through the book of Job, I realize I can’t even live up to Job’s standard. He was such a righteous and generous man. And yet even Job is just ashes and dust before Christ…

And since I was created to be like Christ, He is my standard of excellence. I fall miserably short. It’s embarrassing to even compare… (I would never become a rabid dog to join other rabid dogs knowing that they would kill me for trying to save them!)

But praise be to God! Now, I happily join Him in redeeming the world to Him!

Sacrifice? What sacrifice? It’s a privilege!

PH