We, with all of our sin, weakness, and failures are welcome to do what should blow our minds. We are not only tolerated by God at a distance; no, we are welcomed into intimate personal communion with the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the creator, the sovereign, the Savior. We, as unholy as we are, are told to go with confidence into his holy presence.

The cross guarantees that even in your darkest moment God will never turn in disgust and walk away. There is no rebellion, no weakness, no foolishness, no evil of heart that the cross can't defeat and grace can't transform.

People struggling with life in a fallen world often want explanations when what they really need is imagination.

Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance.

How can you admit that your only hope is divine grace and then throw condemnation at another sinner when you see them struggle?

Sin is much more than doing the wrong thing. It begins withloving, worshiping, and serving the wrong thing.

Remember, it is not your weakness that will get in the way of God's working through you, but your delusions of strength. His strength is made perfect in our weakness! Point to His strength by being willing to admit your weakness.