Everybody loves a winner; nobody wants to associate with a loser. We
live in a very competitive culture, with everyone striving to be on
top. But stop and think about it for a moment. In order for there to
be somebody on top, somebody else has to be on the bottom. The only way
for one person to win is for someone else to lose. And I just want to
say I'm glad that God doesn't limit his love to a select few who out
perform others. I'm glad that God loves losers.
The Bible tells us plainly that all of us have sinned against God. We are, each of us, equal in that respect. If God only loved the winners, we'd all miss out.
Psalm 5, however, reminds us: "Against You—You alone—I have sinned and done this
evil in Your sight. So You are right when You pass sentence; You are
blameless when You judge.....God, create in me a clean heart and renew a
steadfast spirit within me. Do not banish me from Your presence or
take Your Holy Spirit from me....You do not want a sacrifice, or I would
give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifice
pleasing to God is a broken spirit. You will not despise a broken and
humbled heart, God."
All God has ever wanted from us is honesty,
and a broken heart before him. All God wants from us is for us to admit
our failure, and allow Him to show His strength through our weakness.
Just as we are equal in our sin, in Jesus, we are equally accepted and
forgiven in our repentance. Because God loves us. God loves losers and sinners like you and me.
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