Day 24:
When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior. (Tit 3:4-6)
Some people feel defeated in their Christian lives because they think they must continually earn God’s affections. But God has fixed His affections on us, making us his children, so we don’t need to despair. Even though we stumble and sin, we will never be loved any more or any less by God, because he loves us and considers us as precious as his own Son.
And that is our wonderful assurance, because even if we feel undeserving, we know God regards us as glorious and infinitely valued. This means we are already loved as fully as we can be. We cannot do one thing more to earn God’s grace and love. Instead, we simply rest in his finished work on the cross.
Prayer: Father, your unconditional love is astonishing! Help me to rest each day in Christ’s finished work on the cross.