Who am I like?

I am currently going through a daily Bible which starts in January and has an Old Testament reading, a New Testament reading and a Psalm and a Proverb for each day of the year. I can't believe I'm already in December, WOW!!!

As I was reading in Daniel this morning, I started thinking about who I would compare myself to in the Bible. Have you ever thought about this? Daniel was of course my first thought and then I thought about Thomas and the times in my life when I doubted. I never doubted Christ dying on the cross and the creation of the world done in only a week and the Bible, but my salvation I have doubted at times. I had a difficult time comparing my works with my salvation, which could drive anyone crazy because none of us can work our way to Heaven. I know now in my life I am absolutely sure Heaven is my home and I can't wait to see Jesus face to face. I would love to have a heart like David, not quite there yet though. How about wisdom like Solomon? Oh my, I'm a long way from there. All the courageous men and women, there are so many, but Esther came to mind, maybe because she is a woman. She risked her life for her God as well as many others did. I pray that if and when a time ever comes that my life is on the line for God, that I stand up for my Savior.

It is fun to compare yourself to people of the Bible. We forget sometimes that they were real people just like you and me. As I was thinking about all these people who are like you and me, I realized how God has comforted me by giving me this one theme in His Word, that no man is perfect and "....all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." Romans 3:23-24. Even a man after God's own heart falls short. Phew!!!!!! I don't know about you, but that releases some stress in my life.

If you know Christ as your personal savior, aren't you glad to have a God who doesn't require anything at all from you. He doesn't need you but wants you. I know myself and my faults and ask God frequently why me? "Lord, I know me and I'm falling way short of Your glory, but thank You for loving me anyway." I pray that your delight and my delight in Jesus is just a little farther down the road today and that we will continue to grow in our love for Him.

"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ---to the glory and praise of God." Philippians 1:9-11