We need our great king, to make a judicial pronouncement – that our sins have been dealt with at the cross, and that our souls have been dressed with his righteousness.
Jesus has taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” because these are the things that he wants his disciples to love and prioritize.
Jesus is the one who steps into our context of sin, death and destruction. He’s the one who confirms God’s grace to his people, who rebuilds what was lost, and who once again secures God’s blessing and presence for his people.
When we trust in our great King – when we believe in Jesus – he saves us, not because of any virtue or strength in us, but because of the virtue and strength that’s in him.
It’s by faith in his name that this man was made well. And it’s by faith in his name that you will find wholeness and restoration, as well.