Ever wonder what you could give God as a “Thank You” present for His gift of Jesus? One of the gifts you can give God is to trust the greatest gift He’s given to you: Jesus. When Life hits us with the unexpected –- a job loss, the passing of a loved one, a relationship fail, etc. – it can feel as if our problems are bigger than anything available to provide a remedy. Then, there’s Jesus. 

It sounds too good to be true, right? Wrong! It’s too good not to be GOD. See, He came up with a plan — The Plan of Redemption — to redeem us from all the things that would cause us pain, sickness, dis-ease…literally, anything having to do with the curse. This means God placed the price of everything that didn’t align with the life He wanted for us and had Jesus cover the cost. So, the price of all the sin, sickness, poverty… all of it…entire bill was paid by Jesus. As a result, when we accept Jesus as our savior, we could make The Great Exchange.

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What’s the Deal?

So how does this Plan of Redemption work? It’s The Great Exchange. That means: Jesus took our sins, and in exchange, we received His salvation. Jesus took our sickness, and in exchange, we received His healing. He took our guilt, so we received His innocence. He took our condition of being not-enough, and in exchange, we received His abundance, His more-than-enough, Jesus took our problems so we can receive His solutions. Most importantly, Jesus took on death so that now, we can receive eternal Life.

This year, more than ever, I’ve learned to trust God’s gift of Jesus at a deeper level. I’m trusting Him with my hopes, challenges, goals, and even, shortcomings. I’m trusting Him to provide the grace I need to become more like Him.

Where Are You?

This year, more than ever, I’ve learned to trust God’s gift of Jesus at a deeper level. I’m trusting Him with my hopes, challenges, goals, and even, shortcomings. I’m trusting Him to provide the grace I need to become more like Him.

Faith is the willingness to take the next step, as He instructs, without seeing the entire staircase. It’s obeying the command without knowing the outcome. Whenever I move in response to what He’s said, I obligate Him to take care of me. It doesn’t matter what I feel or don’t feel. All that matters is that He spoke and I responded. That’s how you trust the Gift of Jesus.

What about you? How are you practicing the Great Exchange? In what ways have you learned (or are learning) to trust God, and His Gift of Jesus more?

Keep the Faith, LifeSpeakers!

Love.
Wilma