Let’s be honest with ourselves here. If the enemy sold us anything there is no way it would be good! It certainly would have deception at it’s core, and that core would run very deep. After all, he is the father of lies. It is who he is and what he does. His character can never be considered redeeming in any way.
There is one lie that this enemy continues to peddle. His constant contention is that we are unworthy. Actually, this is really so bizarre. You would think that by telling us that we are unworthy, then he is honoring the worthiness of God as a standard. That being the case, it would seem he is arguing for God. In other words, he is implying that there is no way that God would be able to look upon us as anything outside of complete unworthiness. It is as if God is the plaintiff, we are the defendant, and the devil is the prosecuting attorney. Well, he certainly is a prosecutor, but he is not working on the same side as God. Furthermore, we all know that we have been completely exonerated because of Jesus.
Getting back to worthiness requires me to be very direct. This I am qualified to do because I have come through this myself. There was a time when I did feel unworthy, but I don’t anymore. What changed for me was the day I knew that my Father was telling me that I was worthy, and I believed Him! On that day, everything that I ever thought disqualified me from being worthy just disappeared. It no longer had any relevance in my life. I decided to take God at His word, trust His character, and receive His love.
The enemy still tries to tell me that I fall short. He complains and draws attention to my shortcomings, but at the end of the day it is always the same. I am not buying what he has to sell!
John 3:16 ESV “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Galatians 2:20 CSB I have been crucified with Christ, and I know longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.