Nothing to Add

I so often fail to remember the simplicity of the gospel.

I read this yesterday...

"Because it is finished, there is nothing that any of us can contribute to Jesus' work on the cross to bring us any closer to salvation." -She Reads Truth

When we believe and rest upon Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection, it changes the way we function. It's hard for me to admit that I am helpless. It is something we are taught from a young age to avoid. It is something everything inside of us fights. "I'm able; I can do this." I have repeated those words to myself in various situations...until a situation arises and I realize "I am not able. I don't have this." The truth is, even having the ability to pretend we depend on ourselves is a gift from God. I don't live like that most of the time.

"For while we were still weak, at the right time, God died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person-though perhaps for a good person one would dare to die-but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:6-8

This Easter I am so thankful that in all of my struggling to "be good" the work has already been done. We can rest on Christ's perfection. We can rest on the finished work of Christ. I pray that we hold this truth close. That instead of tuning out the signifigance or storing it in the back for a truly difficult time, we live each day like this is true. There is nothing we can add to our salvation, nothing to earn. It Is Finished.