I used to think the cross was just about my past. But one day, in a moment of deep discouragement, I read: “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1v29). And it hit me—Jesus didn’t just forgive my past. He secured my present and future too. That moment changed everything. Friend, you are not defined by your failures. You are defined by the One who gave everything for you.