The Christian life isn't about striving in your own strength—it's about trusting in his.

This is the ongoing secret of the This is the ongoing secret of the Christian life. Just as you look to Christian life. Just as you look to Christian life. Just as you look to Christ's righteousness to save you, you Christ's righteousness to save you, you Christ's righteousness to save you, you start to learn to look to Christ's power start to learn to look to Christ's power start to learn to look to Christ's power to sustain you. You don't have what it to sustain you. You don't have what it to sustain you. You don't have what it takes to live the Christian life. You takes to live the Christian life. You takes to live the Christian life. You don't have what it takes to overcome don't have what it takes to overcome don't have what it takes to overcome temptation. You don't have what it takes temptation. You don't have what it takes temptation. You don't have what it takes to accomplish the will of God, and the to accomplish the will of God, and the to accomplish the will of God, and the sooner you learn that, the better. The sooner you learn that, the better. The sooner you learn that, the better. The more you know of Christ, the more you're more you know of Christ, the more you're more you know of Christ, the more you're going to say with Nathan Cole, "My old going to say with Nathan Cole, "My old going to say with Nathan Cole, "My old foundation is broken up, and I see that foundation is broken up, and I see that foundation is broken up, and I see that just like my righteousness could never just like my righteousness could never just like my righteousness could never save me, my own power could never keep save me, my own power could never keep save me, my own power could never keep me. It's his righteousness, not mine, me. It's his righteousness, not mine, me. It's his righteousness, not mine, that saves me. It's his resurrection that saves me. It's his resurrection that saves me. It's his resurrection power, not mine, that sustains me. Jesus power, not mine, that sustains me. Jesus power, not mine, that sustains me. Jesus in my place." All the gospel's blessings in my place." All the gospel's blessings in my place." All the gospel's blessings come not through accomplishing, they come not through accomplishing, they come not through accomplishing, they come through receiving. Not through our come through receiving. Not through our come through receiving. Not through our impressive resume, but through humbly impressive resume, but through humbly impressive resume, but through humbly receiving gift righteousness and gift receiving gift righteousness and gift receiving gift righteousness and gift power. And by the way, that means power. And by the way, that means power. And by the way, that means there's hope for you. Cuz that means there's hope for you. Cuz that means there's hope for you. Cuz that means that no matter how messed up you feel, that no matter how messed up you feel, that no matter how messed up you feel, it is not about your power for God, it's it is not about your power for God, it's it is not about your power for God, it's about his power in you. So, to the about his power in you. So, to the about his power in you. So, to the husband who feels like he's made a mess husband who feels like he's made a mess husband who feels like he's made a mess out of his family, I'm not telling you out of his family, I'm not telling you out of his family, I'm not telling you be a better man. My message to the drug be a better man. My message to the drug be a better man. My message to the drug addict is not, "Hey, look at what a mess addict is not, "Hey, look at what a mess addict is not, "Hey, look at what a mess you've made. Try harder." I'm telling you've made. Try harder." I'm telling you've made. Try harder." I'm telling you there's an empty tomb in Jerusalem you there's an empty tomb in Jerusalem you there's an empty tomb in Jerusalem that's been opened for you, from which that's been opened for you, from which that's been opened for you, from which the power of new life flows to all who the power of new life flows to all who the power of new life flows to all who will receive it as a gift.