No more work?

Oh the weight that was on me when my sins were revealed. What a weight that was lifted when Christ bore the weight of sin and shame. Christ not only took the weight and the shame from us while on the cross but He put the shame to shame Hebrews 12:2.
We cannot take that on ourselves. The simple thought that we in ourselves could cure sin is as easy as telling a terminal patient that it is their job to fix themselves. Even if the patient were to some how turn around the doctor would be the one who receives all of the praise for good work. Christ didn't cunningly swoop in under the radar and cheat death. Christ beat death in the open for the glory and praise to fall on Him as He restored life and brought Justification for those who believe.

Why do we praise? Because He Bore our sin, our shame and our guilt and made us not guilty 1 Peter 2:24. We praise because He knew no sin until He bore our sin 2 Corinthians 5:20-21.
We praise because we had no chance to Justify ourself in front of a righteous holy judge Ephesians 2:5, Galatians 2:20.

For most who see this it is nothing new, if thats the case here is a wonderful song to worship through song with. If it is new, I pray you have heard the good news, that Christ came, died, and rose again. The is no reason to work for justification any more.

Made Us Alive by Seth Jones & Michael Bleecker
V1
The weight of all of my shame Released when you came And gave up your life
The freedom you give in your grace Chains broken replaced With your own life

Pre-Chorus
We sing to the One who has made us a l i v e
We sing to the One who has made us a l i v e

V2
Crucified with Christ, No longer we live, But Christ lives within
You’re crowned with many crowns Our praises resound To Jesus our King

Chorus
There on the cross He bore our sins
And then imparted righteousness
And now we stand here justified
Now we live because He died

listen to it at http://hv.thevillagechurch.net/music/weekend

Comforts

In light of all the blessings that have been showered upon the children of God; how thankful should we be? We should be people who are overflowing with praises to the Father of Lights. We should be known for our gratitude! Here is a passage from the collection of Puritan prayers, "The Valley of Vision", that has helped in stirring up my heart to gratitude.

"Giver of all good,
Streams upon streams of love overflow my path.
Thou hast made me out of nothing,
hast recalled me from a far country,
has translated me from ignorance to knowledge,
from darkness to light,
from death to life,
from misery to peace,
from folly to wisdom,
from error to truth,
from sin to victory.

Thanks be to thee for my high and holy calling.
I bless thee for ministering angels,
for the comfort of thy Word,
for the ordinances of thy church,
for the teaching of thy Spirit,
for the holy sacraments,
for the communion of saints,
for Christian fellowship,
for the recorded annals of holy lives,
for examples sweet to allure,
for beacons sad to deter.

Thy will is in all thy provisions
to enable me to grow in grace, and to be meet for thy eternal presence.
My heaven-born faith gives promise of eternal sight,
my new birth a pledge of never-ending life.

I draw near to thee, knowing thou wilt draw near to me.
I ask of thee, believing thou hast already given.
I entrust myself to thee, for thou hast redeemed me.
I bless and adore thee, the eternal God,
for the comfort of these thoughts,
the joy of these hopes."
- "Comforts", pg. 166 from "The Valley of Vision"