Yes, we fail, but God is good and worthy to be worshiped. He accepts us by the blood of Christ. We can draw near to him right now.

Here’s Christ’s kingdom offer: all our striving and trying for all his finished and accomplished.

Here’s the question: will we hold onto the status quo or will we make room for Jesus and join the wedding celebration?

We are all—everyone us—diagnosed with a sickness unto death. And the sinners and tax collectors he sat among saw it. They saw their sickness. So they welcomed the Physician. But the Pharisees didn’t.

It’s too easy for us to misunderstand the heart of God. From the beginning, the enemy has come with his damning question, “Did God really say…?” Since Adam and Eve answered, “No,” it’s been a disaster for the rest of us. When God comes, telling of his great love, we think, “Eh, maybe. Did he really say that, though?”

Jesus is not only the Sage we need; he’s the Savior we need. The wisdom of God is more than just right thinking; it’s the glories of his righteousness and the wonders of his love.

When we face our sins, openly and honestly, and turn to God with open hands of faith, God will swallow our sins in Christ.

The Bible calls us to live with wise urgency. How are we going to do that? By being filled with God himself.

If you’re in Christ, God relates to you not like a king to a servant or a boss to an employee but as a father to a child, with warmth and depth, tenderness and care, attention and intention.

Union with Christ means that who Christ is we are.