Mere nails, though pounded deep, were not enough to keep Jesus on the cross. But love was... and love prevailed.

Life isn't perfect and that's the kind of world where Jesus showed up. He wasn't born in a palace on a perfect day. He was born in the middle of the night during tax season to an unwed couple in a stable or a cave in a sheep field. That was God's way of showing us that nothing is perfect. Life is chaotic. It's messy. That's what Jesus was stepping into.

No big shocker that following Jesus is costly. The best things in life always are.

While we were at rest, Christ was in rescue mode. While we were doing nothing, He was doing EVERYTHING. He was down in the depths of the earth fighting for our freedom.

Thank you Jesus you are a stone mover. And you can move any stone away.

God isn't waiting on our memo. He is waiting on us to focus enough on Him that we get His memo.

Quit trying to do what I already know you can't do and let Christ do what only He can through you.