At my best...

As I was reading through Matt Redmans book The Unquenchable Worshipper for the second time, I tend to get a different blessing from it this time around. Something that has just stuck in my head for the last two weeks is the part where he said that us at our best are still sinners. I cannot elaborate on that thought enough. We can strive and achieve many things for God and we can look great and mighty in mans eyes but even with all this earthly greatness, we are still nothing better than dirty sinners. We deserve nothing more than hell at its worst. Ever since I read that I've reminded myself of that everyday. Everything I can do for God here, is the very least I can do. Devoting my entire life to Him is the very least I can do, dying for His name sake, praying, reading about Him, sharing His love with someone is the very least I could do. I'll never be more than a sinner that is undeserving of the love, grace and mercy that God has generously poured on me. It was me that deserved the death on the cross but out of His love for me, He took MY punishment. A punishment that I should have taken for my own pride and selfishness. Instead, He was perfect and flawless and still did this for me, knowing I would disappoint, knowing that I could never be perfect or deserving of such a gift.
Anyways...I know it was a little deep for a "1st blog" but It's been on my mind for a while so I figured I'd share it.