"What am I?"

Amazed at just the way this was answered and awed at the gravity and the realness of this post I repost it here. You know also some days I pray for a deep deep devotion to God the way C.J. Mahaney puts this. This was posted at the reformed evangilist website .. enjoy

When asked by Mark Dever, “What are you now that you have passed on your Pastoral leadership of Covenant Life Church to the guy you mentored?” C.J. replied:

What am I? Well, here is what I am. I am the worst sinner I know. And by the grace of God I am doing better than I deserve. For I deserve the righteous wrath of God because of my sin. I deserve to be punished eternally. But in the mystery of His mercy, God sacrificed and crushed His Son on the Cross–as my substitute–so that I might be forgiven of my sin and know God as my Father rather than my Judge. What am I? I am truly amazed by the grace of God. That’s what I am.

Of much lesser importance, I have the privilege to serve and lead Sovereign Grace Ministries in its mission to plant and support local churches. And I am especially blessed to be a member of Covenant Life Church, “the dearest place on earth.” — C.J. Mahaney, T4G Blog

I too am the worst sinner I know and by the grace of God I too am doing better than I deserve! What about you?