Once you embrace the extravagance of God’s grace it will impact how you read your Bible. Instead of seeing judgment and punishment in your future you will see hope and eternal life. His Grace moves you from fear of being cut off to confidence of being lifted up.

You should read your Bible with boldness, not just looking for verses to quote when life gets hard but looking for reminders of the eternally valuable gift that God gave you because of Jesus. The Bible is not a mashup of clever Idioms. It is the communication of the very life of God poured out to whomever will receive it!

When life gets hard cut to the chase, get to the good stuff – Jesus has fulfilled God’s promise of eternal life. While you may not be able to see it with your eyes, the Holy Spirit is always reminding you of your status in God’s heart – you are complete!

Life can be difficult. No shocker there. God’s promise of eternity is intended to bring peace even when life brings storms. Keeping eternity in your view brings constant confidence that this world can never steal!

The greatest promise ever made in the history of the universe was made from God to humanity: the promise of eternal life through faith in His Son. Being forgiven of a debt that you could never repay should thrill you beyond anything this earth could offer. I pray that the joy of your salvation vastly outweighs the ups and downs of this life.

Believer, in your spirit you and Jesus look exactly alike. He’s righteous, making you righteous. He’s holy, so are you. Even His spotless nature has been transferred to you by faith. Let these truths be your inner dialogue, building confidence in how you engage with the world.

Did you know that as a believer you can never blaspheme the Holy Spirit? In fact, you did just the opposite, not rejecting the gospel but receiving it, becoming a fully forgiven child of God. You can live confidently in His love for you, never fearing His wrath or judgment. Jesus handled all of that so that you could rest!

In His parables Jesus was uttering truths that had been kept secret since time began – Secrets about a new Era of Grace, when righteousness would not be based on your resume, but rather on what God did through Jesus. Let the resurrection, not your works, be the conclusion to your righteousness!

The life of Jesus in you is an ongoing Preview of much greater things to come. Just like a movie’s previews are meant to build excitement and demand for an upcoming film, the Gospel message should thrill you for the eternity God has prepared for His family!