When God invented a new life form – human beings – we were inherently good. Things changed when we departed from paradise and went our own way. As a result we came under the law and with that, our identity changed. Like computer software attacked by a virus, we became corrupted.

The age of the law ran its course, and at the right time the Son of God came to save us from corruption. At the cost of His life He both satisfied the law and freed us from it. We are now free to reclaim our original identity. We have the opportunity to leave the life under the law and live our lives by faith believing in the Lord’s sacrifice, in the power of the cross.

It’s easy to believe and it’s hard to believe. We can get thrown off by bad human history – people claiming to do things in the name of Jesus, and Jesus never authorized it. Still, it’s not impossible to get past all that and meet with Jesus, the original, not Jesus the counterfeit.

Cutting through the chase of misconceptions and misinterpretations, we get to the bottom of the message of the cross when we turn our eyes to the Son of God and understand what He has accomplished. He died on the cross because He wanted to reconcile us with God. God missed us. In our prior life, in the Garden of Eden, we had a close relationship with Him. The incredible gift of the cross is our opportunity to regain that closeness.

The very first step to reclaiming our original identity is to walk through the open door that God has provided. When the message of the cross sinks in, we revert back to our true self; we are beautiful sons and daughters of God, created to be fearless and free.