The Promise of the Resurrection
Your deepest flaws and past regrets cannot be solved through exhausting self-improvement; they can only be healed by surrendering to the completed work of Jesus. Today, simply receive the Resurrection of Jesus as God’s unbreakable promise that He will inevitably bring you to perfection. Because your ultimate completion is fully guaranteed by the empty tomb, you are freed to stop making excuses for old behaviors right now. Step out of the exhausting trap of self-reliance, submit to the Holy Spirit's daily work in your life, and extend that same patient grace to the people around you.
Supporting Scriptures
The Exhortation:
- Now that you have been given new life do not go back to it!
- Stop making excuses and allowance for ungodly values, thinking, and behavior in your life
- This is how you partner with God’s work in your life (Phil 2:12-13)
- Submitting to the Holy Spirit is how you participate in the work God has already promised to finish.
- Stop making excuses and allowance for ungodly values, thinking, and behavior in your life
- Extend the grace and patience of God to those around you
- Ask God to show you where he is working in their lives, not just where they are failing