* * * Daily Devotional * ATTITUDE * December 2, 2013 * Walk the Walk with Christ * * *

Jesus Lives
by Sarah Young

In God's Presence I have infinite approval. I often judge myself on the basis of what I see in the mirror, even though I know how fickle and shallow that ever-changing image is. I tend to be equally enslaved to viewing myself through the eyes of other people, rigorously evaluating my personal performance and almost always feeling displeased with something I've said or done.

"Enslaved" is the appropriate word. I am indeed a slave when I try to measure myself through any perspective but God's. evaluating my worth based on how I look, to myself and to others, is always a trap. It's as if I were sifting sand in a search for gold--looking only at the grains of sand filtering through the sieve, while ignoring the priceless nuggets that remain. The gold represents the eternal part of me: my soul. It is invisible to everyone but Him, the One who plans to spend eternity with me. Though, invisible, a well nurtured soul can actually improve my appearance. As I rest in the certainty of His unfailing Love, my face glows with the Light of His Presence.

His approval of Me is infinite because it will continue forever. It is based entirely on His righteousness, which is mine for all eternity. When I look in the mirror, I will try to see myself as I truly am --arrayed in perfect righteousness, adorned in glowing approval.

 

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love

so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.[

Psalms 90:14 (HCSB)

You give him blessings forever;

You cheer him with joy in Your presence.

Psalms 21:6 (HCSB)

I greatly rejoice in the Lord,

I exult in my God;

for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation

and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,

as a groom wears a turban

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Isaiah 61:10 (HCSB)

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