This is a quote from Dr. Liederbach that he uses to keep him in perspective:
You are more sinful than you ever dared believe, but you are more loved than you ever dared to hope.
Don't we always think the opposite? I frequently think less of my sin or at least avoid understanding the true depths both consciously and unconsciously. However, while I so frequently manage to ignore the depths of my sin, I also fail to fathom the depths of the love of my Savior! At least in my own life, it is only through facing the horrors of my sin that I am able to relish in the love that saved me. This is yet another area I am a Pharisee and blasphemer who denies the power of God's grace in my life!
Which is better: making less of my sin but not relishing in the love of a savior or truly understanding it and being blown away by His grace?
12 Years Later
7 years ago
2 comments:
This is so good, Amber -- balancing our depravity as sinners with our dignity as a child of God. Praise Him! I want to write this quote on the back on my hand!
Amber,
This is an excellent post! Also, I would add, the more we are "blown away" by God's grace, the more we should extend that grace to others.
-Alan
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