of our lives, but also how they empower our efforts to honor God every day of our lives. How grace makes our daily lives more like Christ’s is not always obvious. After all, as precious as may be the grace that substitutes Christ’s righteousness for our sin, and as comforting as it may be to know that God will provide the holiness he requires, such assurances may seem to let us off the hook for now. If our works are not the basis of our standing before God, does that mean they don’t really matter?