At the feet of Jesus .

The hymn says " draw me Jesus near the cross " This should be our prayer always. When we compare ourselves with others we will always feel good about ourselves, the scribe felt good about himself because he was not like the Publican ( Luke 18 ) we need to realize the sin is more than just "making the wrong decisions " but sin is a condition that we all are .For all have sinned Paul says and fall short of the glory of God . Ellen White explains this in Steps to Christ page 18 "It is impossible for us, of ourselves, to escape from the pit of sin in which we are sunken. Our hearts are evil, and we cannot change them. "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one." "The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." Job 14:4; Romans 8:7. Education, culture, the exercise of the will, human effort, all has their proper sphere, but here they are powerless. They may produce an outward correctness of behavior, but they cannot change the heart; they cannot purify the springs of life. There must be a power working from within, a new life from above, before men can be changed from sin to holiness. That power is Christ. His grace alone can quicken the lifeless faculties of the soul, and attract it to God, to holiness". Yes, we need to realize how our condition is Jeremiah 17 says that our heart is desperate wicked .I remember one person who always spoke about "standing up for God “ what she meant was that when something did not appear to be right, that person would "yell, mistreat and accuse people " God doesn't need those " standing up for him " The Apostle Peter understood this, after the miracle fish, he realized he was in the presence of God and Luke 5 says When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” ⁹ For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will be fishers of man " it is only at the feet of Jesus when we are on our knees when we realize how sinful we are and that only Jesus can heal us ,but he never leave us how we are , he never condemn us ,he always say "don't be afraid " because when we recognize our sinfulness , he knows that he can work with us , I pray that all of us spend more time on our knees at the feet of Jesus so we can experience his grace .

Grace and peace be with you !

Fredy