What It's All About

A while back the Lord reminded me that it’s not by my power, nor by my might (Zec. 4:6), nor by my righteousness (Mt. 19:17) that He called me. It’s not because of my talent, or because He found me better than everyone or anyone else. It’s not because I somehow proved myself worthy of Him, because I can never, ever be worthy of Him no matter what I do or how long I spend doing it (Ge.32:10). It’s not because He somehow found me fit above all else, no, I am the least fit to work for the Lord. I cannot serve Him the way He deserves to be served.

I cannot worship Him the way He deserves to be worshiped. I cannot, by myself, work for His kingdom and bring glory to Him (Mk. 16:20, 1 Co. 3:9, 2 Co. 6:1). I cannot sit at the Master’s feet and say the things He wants to hear without His help. I cannot love Him the way He should be loved, the way He commands us to love Him, the way He deserves to be loved, the way He loves us. I am weak, I am evil (Ec. 8:11, 9:3, Mk. 7:21) and I am lowly. When good and evil are placed before me I choose evil every time (Je. 4:22). I am selfish, I am rebellious, I am disobedient, I am stubborn, and I am weak. Above all else, I am weak. How then do I expect to serve the King of Kings and Lord of Lord’s in all my imperfectness?

How dare I think that I can live for Him, work for Him, and please Him in all my inequity? I am not worthy to even walk into His presence, rather I bow and crawl to Him head low, heart open, arms held high in worship. Why was I such a fool to think that I could somehow walk this path alone, do His work alone, and live this life alone (Ga. 3:3)? God, who started this work in me, will finish it in me. It is His job to finish His work that He has started, not mine. It is the Lord’s job to work through me. It is Jesus Christ’s job to save me (He. 7:25, Lu. 19:10, Jn. 3:17), keep me (Ju.24), redeem me (Jb. 19:25, Ps. 130:7-8, Is. 44:24, 47:4), and use me (Jn. 15:16, Ac. 9:15). It is my job to simply let Him (Ro. 6:13, Ja. 4:7)!

I am not capable of doing anything by my own strength. I have no strength to speak of. I have no talents but the ones He has given me (1 Pe. 4:11). I am weak, but in Him I find strength (1 Co. 1:27, 2 Co. 12:9-10). How then can we continue to lie to ourselves that we can do God’s work? That we can serve Him holy and unblemished? How? Only God can do God’s work through us! Only God can make us, who were born unholy, holy (Ph. 3:21. Only His blood can wash us white as snow (Is. 1:18, 1 Pe. 1:18-19, 1 Jn. 1:7). By my might I can lift nothing and move nothing. But by His might, I will move mountains (1 Chr. 29:12, Mt. 17:20). By my strength I can overcome nothing and succumb to everything. But by His strength I will resist temptation and overcome evil (Jb. 42:2, Mt. 19:26, Lu. 1:37). By my power I can do nothing. But by His power all things are possible.

I need not worry that I am incapable (Pr. 28:26), weak (Is. 40:28-31, 41:10, 13), not good enough, not smart enough (Ro. 1:22, 1 Co. 1:19-21, 3:18-20), lazy, and not righteous enough (De. 9:5-6). Yes, I am all those things, but it’s not about me. It’s not about me, it’s not about you, and it’s not about us. It’s not because of me that He called me; it’s because of His grace and His grace alone that He called me (Ac. 15:11, Ro. 3:24, 2 Co. 12:9, Ep. 2:5, 4:7). By His Mercy I am saved, not by my own merit (Da. 9:18, Ro. 9:16, 1 Ti. 1:12-13, Tit.3:5). It’s all about the one true God, the King of King’s and Lord of Hosts, the one who died and rose again, the one who reconciled man to God (2 Co. 5:18-19).

This life we live? This work we do? These paths we walk? They’re not about us or our measly lives here on earth (Je. 10:23). No, they’re all about our Lord Jesus Christ. Serving Him, worshipping Him, working for Him, pleasing Him, walking with Him, living for Him, knowing Him, praising Him, communing with Him, and above all seeking Him (1 Chr. 16:11, Ps. 105: 4, Mt. 28:19-20, Lu. 18:1, Jn.14:15, Ac. 10:42, 1 Th. 5:17, 1 Jn. 3:23). No, I need not worry, nor be afraid. I need not be discouraged, nor feel insecure (Jos. 1:9, Is. 41:10, Jn. 14:27). I need not waver, nor fall (Mt. 11:28-30, He. 10:23). No, I need not do anything, but rather let Him do everything through me (Ps. 46:10, Ac. 3:16).

No, it’s not about me. Never was, never will be. It’s all about Him who WAS and IS to come. It’s all about the great I AM. It’s all about Jesus! My only prayer is that He will never let me forget this. Oh Lord, remind me each and every day that this has nothing to do with me or my weaknesses and everything to do with YOU and your GRACE and MERCY (Ps. 143:10, Mt. 6:10)!