When we despair of ourselves, we repent of these self-justifying schemes and allow ourselves to be shaped by God, covered in Christ’s righteousness, and reborn with a new heart.
This is the first in a series of articles entitled “Getting Over Yourself for Lent.” We’ll have a new article every week of this Lenten Season.
We can’t remove our crosses or the reality of our deaths. Only Jesus can.

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We all know what I think (maybe) Rachel knows: Celebrating ourselves isn’t enough. It won’t ever be enough.
When we come to God with our faithful obedience to make a case for our just cause, we expect to hear his deliverance in the form of a "yes."
The truth is we’ve always mixed up the roles of penitent and priest.
This advent we will take a closer look at the four names given to Christ by the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah Chapter 9. For Christ is not only Immanuel, or God with us, but he is also Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. His rule is not what the Israelites of Isaiah's day, the Jews throughout Jesus' life, nor even we today, expect. He comes to us as a servant and as a child and yet more wonderful, mighty, everlasting, and princely than we could imagine.
It’s easy to slip into thinking about forgiveness solely in terms of our authority over it.
By basing our assurance on the promises of God, which we not only hope for in the future but live in now, the Christian can finally rest in the comfort that they are both saved and not responsible for their own salvation.
Before you object that what we need is change - not salvation - let me remind you that our shouts for change are evidence of our need for a savior.
We are meant to serve in love both our neighbor in need as well as the neighbor who doesn’t think they need us.
“I forgive you,” must be said and it must be said often in a marriage.
Biblically speaking, we won’t find much evidence for a preordained spouse.
Today’s advice for the anxious and worried would have likely horrified Luther.
“Each of us shares in this sin; the sin of self-justification and disbelief in God’s promises.”