All our works are nailed to the cross

The distinction of a Trinitarian God, who from all eternity loved and was in relationship is that life is not about the things we do, but about being in relationship with God. All the supposed greatness of our actions will not bring life, nor will the depth of our depravity keep us from life. The devistation of sin is a broken relationship with God. We have rejected God and have chosen our own way.

Jesus was born, God became flesh, because He loved humanity and desired to bring us into relationship with Himself. Love has conquered the effects of sin and has broken down the walls that keep us from God. At the cross, all our works are nailed at the cross, for they are of no avail. What matters is God’s love for us. As we have faith in the work and worth of Jesus, we die to ourself, and our works no longer matter in the immense presence and beauty of being known and loved by God. And in this relationship and love we truly live. And so the God who came as a babe, cries out, “Come to me, I am the Way the Truth and the Life.”! In God alone can we have life.