On Easter we saw that we all have problems (or are a problem) too big to
solve on our own. The world needs Jesus and as individuals we need Him
too. Easter weekend reminds us that Jesus is our solution and went to
great lengths to do so. But what now? We have received forgiveness;
how does this change us? For many, we accept the fact that our eternal
destiny is a problem too big to solve. But then our day-to-day goes
right back to our best efforts. We work harder, pray harder, read the
Bible more, and put in all sorts of efforts to earn the salvation we
have been freely given. On the other side of the spectrum, we just give
up trying to become better. We give in to our temptations and pile up
the grace that Jesus offers. In Romans 6, Paul offers a different
option. Paul calls us to wake up to the new reality. We are dead to