My Part and His Part

It's always a good idea to give credit where credit is do. So when we think about salvation, everyone knows there's my part (what sinners like me "bring to the table") and then there's His part (what Jesus contributes to my forgiveness).

I started a list, comparing my contribution to His. Credit where credit is due.

My private indulgence, His public humiliation
My twisted pleasure, His undeserved pain
My selfishness, His selflessness
My deep darkness, His highest holiness
My rebellion, His servanthood
My inconsistency, His faithfulness
My yielding to temptation, His unblemished victory over it
My failures, His successes
My pride, His humility
My foolishness, His wisdom
My slavery, His freedom
My hell-bound fall, His heaven-bought ascent
My despair, His hope
My stains, His cleansing
My cowardice, His courage
My sin, His cross
My debts, His payment
My shame, His glory
My estrangement, His reconciliation
My illegitimacy, His adoption
My guilt, His substitution
My spiritual bankruptcy, His imperishable inheritance
My frailty, His omnipotence
My moment-by-moment distractions, His eternally steadfast focus
My lying, His truth
My determined refusals, His irresistible grace
My filth, His purity
My trespasses, His blood
My death, His resurrection

So all the blame is mine, and all the credit is His.