For The Defense

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 John 2:1

Have you ever gotten yourself into a mess or an awkward situation, looked to the person with you (be they family, friend, co-worker, whatever) for support or backing, and gotten in response: "Hey, don't look at me; you're on your own with this one!"? It's great to know that, when we sin (and we will), we're not on our own. Christ doesn't look from the Father to us, back to the Father, back to us and say, "Don't look at me!" When we mess up, He's the first One there to defend us, to plead our case, and to support us. And what makes that even better is the fact that He has the clout to back it up--He's righteous! He is sinless and He is an equal part of the Godhead. What He says matters. It has weight. It's effectual. And all of that weight and clout Christ uses to defend US! We ought to strive not to sin. But when you do, don't beat yourself up--Jesus Himself has your back!