Do you know what you are?

Matthew 9:13 NLT

Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”

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I don't need any convincing. I know I'm a sinner. Do you?

Most people think they are righteous, but they'd be mistaken. I'm not a good man. You are not a good person. You would not achieve betterment of you had more education. No one would develop a greater love for God or a higher moral calibre if they were put in a better environment. Our problem isn't or parents or our income. We wouldn't become more saintly if we deny ourselves more by emptying our mind of desire. We can not give ourselves into the black and out of the red.

We are sinners. We love to sin. We hate to be told what to do. We want our own way. We do not want God ruling our hearts. We think we know best. We think that given the right circumstances we'll improve. We're not too bad actually, is a falsehood we cling to.

Oh and we want to be worshiped. We want to be noticed, thought of as wise, clever, beautiful, strong, good, or desirable.

We want to be God!

We are not God.

We, you and I are sinners.

We hate. We kill. We lust. We're selfish. We're lazy. We're proud. We're insatiable. We're greedy. I'm self obsessed. I want to be heard. God is the word of life. I want to be clever and thought of as clever. God knows everything. I know very little and much of what I claim to know is a lie.

Do you know what you are? Or do you deceive yourself?

You and I are sinners.

You can't not be a Christian if you don't know you are a sinner. You can not follow Jesus of you maintain your pride. You can not be saved of you continue to believe a lie.

Do you know what you are?

When you read the Bible or you hear the word of God it should strike a chord. The truth should be refreshing because if you agree with God, then you are free.
No more lies.

Read the Bible and you will see the truth you've tried so hard to hide. Tired of trying to be something you know in your heart of hearts you're never going to be left to your own devices?

The Bible says you are an enemy of God.

God loves his enemies.

The Bible says you are a moral failure because you care only for yourself.

Jesus becomes our righteousness.

The Bible says we are liars just like the Father of lies, Satan.

But we can be made new and have a new Father and be in the family of Jesus, who is truth personified.

Do you know who you are?

Do you know who God wants to make you?