2 Corinthians 4:16 English Standard Version (ESV) So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Ephesians 3:16 English Standard Version (ESV) that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
We left off yesterday discussing how Jesus knows how we feel.
We have learned recently that Christ dwells in our hearts by faith and as such we should trust that He protects His temple, our heart. Our renewal each day is a way of cleaning up our mess so that we can start afresh every morning. Over time, as His presence becomes known to us, that awareness will strengthen our resolve. We will gain confidence in Him even if we fail to believe in ourselves.
Feelings of worthiness are common. We are not worthy, that has already been established. Because we have placed our faith in Jesus Christ, God the Father has declared us worthy. That is a spiritual distinction rendered by an eternal God who cannot lie and who does not make mistakes.
Romans 3:24-26 English Standard Version
24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
The Passover was a witness of God’s purpose and plan, that at the sight of the Lamb’s blood, we would not see death because of our sins. This death being a spiritual death, one in which we will never be separated from God again.
That is a declarative state where the promise can only be kept by the One True God who can keep that promise.
We need to believe that and get over these feelings of being unworthy.