“Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the Lord said to Satan, ‘The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?’” – Zechariah 3:1-2
Satan lives to accuse the faithful. He accuses us of sin, of failure, of guilt, of shame. He says we’re unacceptable, unlovable, unworthy, and irredeemable. He’s a liar!
Everyone who entrusts their life to Jesus as Lord is washed completely clean. His blood that was shed on the cross cleanses us from all sin. His presence in us is proof that we’ve been made acceptable by God’s grace. Better than that, we’ve been adopted as God’s beloved children. Our guilt and shame are completely gone. The worthiness of Jesus Christ has become our worthiness and His coming into the world, His life, His death, and His resurrection are all the proof required to know that we are loved.
God doesn’t hear the accusations of Satan against His people. Those lies never even reach God’s ears thanks to Jesus! Which leaves Satan only one alternative… He whispers his accusations into our ears instead. Whenever you have the thought, as a child of God, that you’re unworthy, unlovable, shameful, and irredeemable, realize that’s Satan doing his thing. Lying to you. Reject his lies just as firmly as God rejected his lies in these verses!
God loves you so much He sent His Son for you. Jesus loves you so much He died for you. The Holy Spirit loves you so much that He lives within you. If Jesus is your Lord, you ARE clean. You ARE loved. You ARE worthy. Reject the devil and #FollowJesus!