Deserve vs. Right

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we my be also glorified together. Romans 8:17

There's an important distinction I want you to grasp here. If you're not totally insane you've felt unworthy to be saved, to claim God's promises, to even speak His name. The primary reason we feel this way is that we ARE unworthy. We don't deserve to be called the children of God, to claim His promises, or to call on Him. But don't confuse not deserving something with not having a right to it. Just because we don't DESERVE to talk to the most high, holy, almighty God of the universe does not mean we don't have a RIGHT to...because we do! You have every right to speak to Him, to walk boldly up to Him and ask Him for whatever you need, beg His forgiveness, tell Him how great He is, or just tell Him about your day. You have every right to claim the promises found in His Word. You have every right to claim His name and kinship with Him. You have this right because Christ brought you into the family, processed your adoption, and made you an heir to His own inheritance. The day you accepted Christ as your Savior, you irrevocably became a full heir to God Himself with every right of a child. No, you don't deserve any of it; but, thanks to Christ, you now have a RIGHT to it anyway!