What percent are you?

My oldest daughter is always coming up with comments or questions that amaze me. A few days ago while we were eating breakfast she says, "Mom, what percent am I?". I looked at her with a very puzzled look and said "Huh?!?" (very intelligent, I know:)). She explained, "What percent am I when I do good things and what percent am I when I do wrong things?". I thought I understood her this time, but again I asked for more insight. She was trying to ask how much of her good behavior comes from her and how much of her good behavior is actually God... and, the antithesis, how much of her wrong behavior comes from her and how much of it comes from God. This, from a 7 year old... Wow!! O.K. My response was not a quick one... I had to think how to answer. I told her, "Well honey, the Bible says "for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. (Philippians 2:13)". If you have asked Christ to be your savior God gives you his grace to do good... so I guess it is all God's good work when we behave well, but we do have to obey. But remember, even obedience is only possible through His grace." She nodded. Then I told her that there is no sin in God... he is unable to do wrong. So when we make wrong choices and do wrong things we are responsible. Our sin is our own fault.
She nodded again. I think she was satisfied... for the moment.

But, I got to thinking later... that is such an important question. As human beings we have to understand that our sin is nobodys fault but our own. We are responsible... we are subject to judgement for that sin. BUT... (and praise God for this) God send his only son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to take on the punishment for the sin of the whole WORLD! He only asks that we believe in His Son, Jesus. The Bible says, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31).

If you have accepted this gracious gift of salvation, guess what! Before God the Father, in his eyes, you are 100% righteous... you are COVERED with the righteousness of His perfect, sinless Son, Jesus! That's how He sees you... "God made him [Jesus] who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him [Jesus] we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)!!!

So friend, what percent are you?