Becoming like Him

Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. (Psalm 2:11)

The caretaker of Beethoven['s last home] led tourists to a stately old piano. Lifting the cover with an air of reverence, he said, "This was Beethoven's piano!" A young woman stepped forward, sat down, and began playing one of Beethoven's sonatas. Concluding, she spun around and said to the shocked caretaker, "I suppose many people who visit here like to play Beethoven's piano." "Well, Miss" he replied, "last summer the world famous Paderewski was here, and some of his friends wanted him to play, but he said, 'No, I am not worthy.'"

A healthy sense of unworthiness before God makes us rely more than ever on the worthiness of Jesus. That's the secret of becoming like Him.