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Healthy expectations are crucial to navigating life. If you know what’s in front of you there is a much better chance that you won’t be caught off guard. When it comes to what was accomplished on the Cross, we won Heaven. Let THAT be what your joy is set on – not something here on the earth.

If the gospel is presented correctly it should create the same sense of shock that a surprise party would. God revealed his long-planned surprise at the Resurrection of Christ, removing every possible barrier between you and Himself. That is THE celebration of the ages!

God’s reaction to sin is wrath – complete and eternal judgment. And incredibly this wrath was poured out on Christ on the cross! Jesus died to cancel the effect of sin on the human heart, removing the virus of death and imputing the very life of God in its place. Sin has been put away and replaced by life!

The Old Covenant was an incredibly intricate and complex labyrinth of commands meant to frustrate the followers of the law. Under the New Covenant all of God’s requirements for right standing are now summarized in the profound simplicity of faith in Jesus. Jesus is God’s bottom line!

What Jesus won on the Cross wasn’t just your ticket to heaven. He fought eternal spiritual death and He won on your behalf! That victory is now yours to claim by faith alone, with no credit offered to the believer. Jesus killed death and then raised us to life!

God wants you to be fully aware of the permanent upgrade your spirit received when you were born-again. While this upgrade is clear to your heart, your head spends its entire life growing into the reality that you are now a perfect reflection of God’s own glory.

Because of God’s great love for us He gave away His identity, hiding it in the heart of all believers. Under the Old Covenant the only way to experience God was from the outside. Under the New Covenant God has planted His own glory in you to shine anywhere and everywhere you go!

It’s understandable for humans to be drawn to a set of rules as a means to please God. It takes guts to believe that the universe’s most precious prize, right-standing with God, now comes as a gift – Not to be earned by rule-keeping, but to be received by faith in what Jesus did. Don’t be hard-headed, rejecting the Gospel. Choose God’s righteousness and rest in this amazing New Covenant!

Trusting in the gospel should be a constant experience in your human life. There is so much encouragement to be found in the amazing truth of Grace, which demonstrated how insanely valuable you are to God. Don’t just listen to the Gospel. Act like it’s true – making you holy, righteous, and blameless in God’s eyes!

You may not always see circumstances turn out the way you want. So what? You will have plenty of chances to be discouraged based on what circumstances you face next. That’s why Scripture encourages us to keep our eyes on what Jesus has done for us, preparing a place that we’ll get to enjoy for all eternity!