I love the idea of the great exchange. God in Jesus took our place by taking our punishment, so we could receive His righteousness and everything that belongs to Him. The one who knew no sin became sin for me, that I might be made righteous and holy — a saint.

Saints aren’t special people who are more holy and righteous than the rest of us. Saints are simply people who have experienced the goodness of God in a way that they couldn’t stay who they were. In fact, all those who have put their trust in Jesus are saints because of the imputed righteousness that is ours through Jesus.

Sometimes, I forget. I think about all that I am not and wish I could be. Sometimes, it’s easy to get caught up in comparing myself with others and become discouraged. But when I remember what Jesus did for me — dying on the cross — and still does for me — ever living to intercede for me, then I realized that I am blessed.

That’s really what we need. We need to preach the gospel to ourselves every single day, or we forget and start to become bitter and entitled. We need to remember that we were sinners, but now we’re saints because of Jesus. Every other name that we give ourselves is a lie from the enemy, but what Jesus says is what’s true.