" eternally grateful that the Good Lord doesn’t play that game! I’m so glad He doesn’t say, “Clean yourselves up as best you can and then I’ll be your Savior.” I’d be washing and wiping without a hope. Nor does He say, “I’ll be your Savior, but then you’ll have to be perfect.” I’d be doomed again! On the contrary, Romans 5:8 says that while we were sinners, Christ died for us. Jesus, the sinless substitute, exchanges our sins for His salvation, and then He teaches us how to live a victorious life. "

― Shellie Rushing Tomlinson , Devotions for the Hungry Heart: Chasing Jesus Six Days from Sunday