and to enter into His glory

Feeling unworthy. Knowing unworthy. Wondered about the manner in which we enter the heavenly city. The natural instinct might be to say up on your legs, running and leaping with the unfettered joy of being home with your family. And not arguing that isn’t the case. Just wanted you to consider that the opposing side might be true, and that’s on your hands and knees.

Your natural instinct at this idea might be denial. You are free from sin by grace, so free to stand. You are newly created in His image and pure, so free to stand. You are in your Father’s house, and like the prodigal son, delirious with joy, and like the blind and lame, leaping in happiness. Again, not arguing against this thought.

But the rebellion might simply be man’s ungodly response to humility. Initially you might be aright, but the second that realization hits that you are in the presence of God, you are down in worship, brother. The second the weight of glory and the majesty hits you, you are down in awe. The second the realization hits that you are unworthy, completely unworthy of being where you are – seriously, defend the natural inclination, if you will. But don’t claim it’s the more realistic one, or the more likely one. Home or not, you are so much smaller than the One.