We live in a world that thrives on fairness—“You get what you deserve.” If you do good, you should be rewarded. If you mess up, you should pay the price. But when it comes to our relationship with God, that idea breaks down. Because if we truly got what we deserve, none of us could stand before Him. The message of Jesus turns this whole system upside down: the innocent died for the guilty so that the guilty could be declared innocent. Grace is not about fairness--it’s about freedom. It’s not earned; it’s given. And when guilt says, “You get what you deserve,” Jesus says, “Today, you’re Mine.”

THE BIG IDEA: Guilt says, “You get what you deserve.” Jesus says, “Today you’re mine.”