Focus on the finished work at the cross

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus is the only Son born to die. After He was born, He was wrapped up in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. Swaddling clothes were used to wrap up dead people and manger is basically crib for holding hay or food of animals. It is the same shape as a coffin.

Jesus came specifically to give His life in exchange for ours. He came to bring us back to Abba Father. He came to give us righteousness and to take away our sin. He came to give us prosperity and to take away poverty from us. He came to give us health and to take away pain and diseases. He came to give us a family and to take away our loneliness.

At the cross, the divine exchange took place. Jesus took our condemnation so we can have His righteousness. So we can be right with God. So we can come boldly to the throne of grace. He took away our old selves so that we have everything new. A new person who is born again in Christ. With the new person, all old things have passed away. Behold, all things are new! Hallelujah!

It is all about Christ

How often did we want the best in life but just fell short of it? How often did we end up in a job and found the work environment stressful? How often did we want to give the best to our loved ones but didn't fulfill those promises? How often did we want to do good but end up doing things that we didn't want to?

As long the focus is on ourselves, there will be constant struggles to give your best to people who matter and issues that are important. There is therefore, now, no condemnation for those who are in Christ! For it is Christ in us that will give us the desire and strength to see us through the situation. For it is Christ in us that will love our loved ones.

To strive on one's self effort is to dig one's pit and fall into it subsequently. For without Christ, we can do nothing. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Look to Jesus to see us through all things. For His grace is sufficient for us. Those who put their trust in Christ will not be put to shame. Hallelujah!