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God's rule for His house — now His people, not a building — is absolute holiness, and that could crush us except that in Christ we've already been declared holy. So the Christian life isn't earning that status but running the race of actually living it out: shedding what weighs us down, turning from sin, and enduring by keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, who endured the cross for the joy of having us.

God offers hope even in judgment: He scatters to discipline those who are His and destroys those who refuse Him, but His intent is always to gather His people back and give them a new heart. That new heart comes only through looking to Jesus, lifted up like the bronze serpent, who died and rose so we could be born again.

God's discipline, even when it looks harsh, flows from His faithful, jealous love for His people. Rather than trying to get God on our side by going through religious motions, we're called to get on His side — surrendering, repenting, and trusting His wisdom over our own desires.

Easter is not about showing up, feeling better, or being a good person — it's about a relationship with Jesus, the only way to be made right with God. Because we are rebels, not just mistakers, God Himself paid the price we couldn't pay, and He is inviting every person here to stop running and accept His love.