IMPERFECT, INCONSISTENT AND DEPENDENT

There is no perfect human being. This is an undeniable fact.

I heard someone say one day that Moses did the only thing humanly possible with the Ten Commandments: "He broke it"!

The Israelites could never keep the commandments of the Lord and because of our sinful nature neither are we capable of doing so.

We are inperfect, but God is perfect and capable of keeping us by His mercy and grace.

We are dependent on Him for our very lives... Who gives the breath of life to a newborn baby?

Who can regulate his/her own heartbeat, or breathing?
Who can prevent hunger or thirst from manifesting in our bodies?
Who can instill the urge to live, to reproduce, and to survive?
Who can engineer the functions of his own kidneys?

God knows we are inconsistent in our ways. He takes responsibility for these functions on our behalf. He has created us to be dependent on Him for the most basic functions of our being.

God knows that we are weak spiritually as well, therefore He also provided a way of salvation, a scapegoat to bear our sins, sicknesses and shame. Jesus, the Son of God, the Messiah, the Annointed One, the Crucified, the Risen Lord.

I love babies best when they are at their most vulnerable and totally dependent on their parents. I think it is true of God that He loves us at His most tender when we are weakest... He loves us to be dependent on Him. The weaker we are the stronger He proves Himself to be. When we are faced with situations that we cannot handle, His miraculous power can take over - as long as we acknowledge our dependence on Him.

Who could have been in a weaker position than David facing Goliath with a slingshot and some river stones, having rejected the King's armour?

Or Lazarus having been four days dead?
Or the widow whose only son had died?
Or the lepers having been cast out from their community?
Or the woman suffering from the issuing of blood, having received no relief or healing from many medical doctors?
Or the lame man lying next to the bath of Bethesda having been afflicted for 38 years?

           "And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations,
            a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be
            exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times
            that it might depart from me. And He said to me: "My grace is sufficient for you,
            for My strength is made perfect in weakness." 2 Cor. 12:7-9

Are you feeling weak today?
Do you suffer from one or other weakness or affliction, over which you seem unable to gain the victory?

Take courage, God is still on His throne. He is still the same, still capable of making perfect His strength in your weakness.

            "...being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you
             will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Phil. 1:6

             "Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; Wait,
              I say, on the Lord." Ps. 27:14

Thank You, Lord, for life, for loving us tenderly and caring for us, notwithstanding our inconsistencies and our weaknesses.