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.

Isaiah 58:2 English Standard Version (ESV) Yet they seek me daily and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the judgment of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

As if is a very telling comment. It acknowledges the effort while exposing the vanity in results. This is an expression of academic pursuit, knowledge in pursuit of feeling good about our own efforts.

Psalm 27:8 English Standard Version (ESV) You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”^{[the meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain]}

The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain. That footnote is added to acknowledge a lack of understanding. Those who seek God in Isaiah 58:2 do so with the intention of satisfying themselves.

Psalm 27:8 could be seen in the light of this comparative effort as meaning, “I come to you as an empty vessel, ready to be filled with whatever you my God do choose.” No expectation, no desire except to receive as God wills, to serve His purpose and plans even though they are unknown. Their meaning is unknown as the footnote details.

Show me your face is an acknowledgment of a willingness to discover that which we do not already know. A servant does not come to His Master and says, “I am ready to do what I want.” That servant will come to His Lord and say “I am ready.” There is no expectation except to obey.

“Read my face” is a writer’s line to imply the seriousness of the speaker.

There will be days when our Lord says, “Come and sit with me.” That is an invitation to further the relationship, to strengthen the bond of faith. We must not come to Him with expectations.

“But I am troubled!” says my soul. He knows that.