But for Grace

Job 25:1-6 ESV
(1) Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
(2) "Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.
(3) Is there any number to his armies? Upon whom does his light not arise?
(4) How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?
(5) Behold, even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in his eyes;
(6) how much less man, who is a maggot, and the son of man, who is a worm!"

We have to be careful when we quote Job's friends. They usually speak the truth, but they don't always understand what they're saying or how it applies to the situation. However, I think that we can take Bildad's counsel to heart for something glorious in our lives.

If we are in Christ we should be fully aware of our sinfulness apart from His atoning work. We have no way of being pure or right before God. And yet in His mercy He chose to set us free by dying on the cross for our sins.

We are maggots apart from grace, amen?