"God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)This verse describes what Martin Luther referred to as the glorious exchange. When God looks at our great sin debt, He knows our hearts are bankrupt and that we can't pay it. So He credits us with the righteous life Jesus lived. Contrary to popular belief, God doesn't pull out a scale and measure your good works against your bad works. According to Scripture, we all fall short of His standards. But here's the good news: Jesus didn't come to help us get our act together so we could live better lives in hopes of having more things to add to the good side of the scale. He came to live the life we couldn't live, then credit it to our account. Sin is the only thing we contribute to this glorious exchange, but He loves you center and this is how He demonstrates His love by drawing to us in our sin and giving us what we could never earn. He's where the joy is!