Unworthy

  Feel that way? Believe that lie? Don't you realize that at the moment you accepted Jesus as your Lord you stopped being unworthy, stopped being a wretch? It has absolutely nothing to do with you! This is the point. The devil keeps shoving the fact that you aren't worthy so that you won't become all that the Lord intends for you. 

  Bottom line - you are no longer unworthy and it is summed up in your acceptance of Jesus. He's the one who makes you worthy - not you! But YOU are the one who has to understand and walk in this. Evidence? Read again 2Corinthians 5:17-22

     "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things
      have passed away; behold all things have become new." (17)

This is you. 'New' defined by Strong is: 'new, unused, fresh, novel'. In another place it is defined as a brand new species never before seen. Who you were is transformed into who you are becoming. I especially like how the Amplified Bible expresses this verse:

     "Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he
      is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous
      moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold the fresh
      and new has come!

  I believe that this is why we are 'born again'. Without this new start we are still lost in who we were. Still make mistakes? Of course. We all do and this is the reason that we have the assurance that

     "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our
      sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1John 4:1:9)
     
     "And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus
      Christ the righteous." (2:1)

  Actually, this reality should end the discussion, but it rarely does. It is critical for us to understand and accept that every possibility is covered and that we truly can walk as worthy. We are told to put off the old man and put on the new (Ephesians 4:22-24) - this is our part, our role. It is also our decision. We can use the words Jesus used when He was tempted by satan - "...it is written" (Matthew 4) And you never have to explain or justify yourself to the devil... he is NOT your Lord!

  Whether a new Christian or one who has been walking with the Lord for a long time... we all are susceptible to the devil's wiles and lies. What we need to do is to remember Who we are, Whose we are, and walk in all that is prepared for us in the Lord. We can. When we believe we have become worthy through the One who made is new, we really are conquerors.