Failure Isn't Final

I got really good news, church. I got really good news, church. Failure Failure Failure is not final. is not final. is not final. I got really good news. In the kingdom I got really good news. In the kingdom I got really good news. In the kingdom of heaven, there's not second chances. of heaven, there's not second chances. of heaven, there's not second chances. There's the blood of Jesus and from now There's the blood of Jesus and from now There's the blood of Jesus and from now on. on. on. I got really good news. No matter how I got really good news. No matter how I got really good news. No matter how many times you've screwed up or what you many times you've screwed up or what you many times you've screwed up or what you wish you could undo and redo, wish you could undo and redo, wish you could undo and redo, that the enemy constantly wants to that the enemy constantly wants to that the enemy constantly wants to define you by your scars. define you by your scars. define you by your scars. And Jesus says, "No, no, no, no. I'm And Jesus says, "No, no, no, no. I'm And Jesus says, "No, no, no, no. I'm going to define you by mine." going to define you by mine." going to define you by mine." In the book of Revelation, there's this In the book of Revelation, there's this In the book of Revelation, there's this beautiful picture beautiful picture beautiful picture where the Bible says that Jesus will where the Bible says that Jesus will where the Bible says that Jesus will wipe away every tear. wipe away every tear. wipe away every tear. Mamas, you know how you wipe away a Mamas, you know how you wipe away a Mamas, you know how you wipe away a tear, right? Your kid's crying tear, right? Your kid's crying tear, right? Your kid's crying and you take these two thumbs and you go and you take these two thumbs and you go and you take these two thumbs and you go straight at the inside eye, right? And straight at the inside eye, right? And straight at the inside eye, right? And then what do you do? Little reverse then what do you do? Little reverse then what do you do? Little reverse windshield wiper, squeak, you know? And all the pain and all the sorrow and And all the pain and all the sorrow and all the guilt and all the shame all the guilt and all the shame all the guilt and all the shame because of Christ's finished work on the because of Christ's finished work on the because of Christ's finished work on the cross, cross, cross, not by anything that we have done, not not by anything that we have done, not not by anything that we have done, not because we got ourselves cleaned up, not because we got ourselves cleaned up, not because we got ourselves cleaned up, not because we avoided all the pitfalls of because we avoided all the pitfalls of because we avoided all the pitfalls of the enemy, but simply because when we the enemy, but simply because when we the enemy, but simply because when we believe, we receive the right to become believe, we receive the right to become believe, we receive the right to become a child of God. When we see him a child of God. When we see him a child of God. When we see him face-to-face, face-to-face, face-to-face, think about what you will see as he puts think about what you will see as he puts think about what you will see as he puts his hands towards your face, we will see his hands towards your face, we will see his hands towards your face, we will see some nail scarred hands.

some nail scarred hands. some nail scarred hands. The very thing that washes away the The very thing that washes away the The very thing that washes away the tears tears tears are evidence of what he went through are evidence of what he went through are evidence of what he went through to earn the right to be to do so. You to earn the right to be to do so. You to earn the right to be to do so. You know, for you are in Christ, hear me. know, for you are in Christ, hear me. know, for you are in Christ, hear me. Even if you've messed up bad, I got Even if you've messed up bad, I got Even if you've messed up bad, I got really good news. really good news. really good news. Failure's not final. Failure's not final. Failure's not final. Your scars don't define you, but Jesus' Your scars don't define you, but Jesus' Your scars don't define you, but Jesus' does. does. does. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> And only Jesus gets to tell you who you >> And only Jesus gets to tell you who you >> And only Jesus gets to tell you who you are and he said he is ready to restore are and he said he is ready to restore are and he said he is ready to restore and confirm and a strengthen and and confirm and a strengthen and and confirm and a strengthen and establish [music] you establish [music] you establish [music] you by his grace.