Prodigal: I’m plum tired after all that work.

Me: Take a breather and we can talk about Christ.

This is from the book Exceeding Gratitude for the Creator’s Plan by James P. Gills, M.D.

Martin Luther declared: Either sin is with you, lying on your shoulders, or it is lying on Christ, the Lamb of God. Now if it is lying on your back, you are lost; but if it is resting on Christ, you are free, and you will be saved. Now choose what you want.” Those who do not “choose” to receive the imputation of Christ’s righteousness by faith in Him alone find themselves “trying harder” to live a Christian life–and failing miserably.

We are not meant to try and be perfect. Christ is already perfect for us.

Psalms 91:1-2

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org