I CAN’T… But Jesus CAN
Our society encourages us to have high self-expectations.
I CAN, YOU CAN, WE CAN are the mantra of modernity.
But I know that I can NOT, more than I CAN.
I am not capable, I am not able, my limitations far exceed my abilities. Just as a human being, I see my ‘can nots.’
Relationally, I am not trustworthy, I am not dependable, I am not loving, I am not aware. In every relationship, my failures out-darken my light.
Spiritually, I am not obedient. I am not submissive. I am not humble. I am not open-hearted to God’s Word or Spirit. Like Paul, “… I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.” (Romans 7:19 ESV)
But what I cannot do, Jesus can do.
Leaving aside for now our examination of what makes Christians peculiar, we will focus for a time on one very peculiar aspect of Christianity.
Jesus does what we cannot do.