As a Christian, when you think of things that light you up the most about the Christian faith, what comes to mind — the things you’re currently doing or the things Jesus has done? Friend, the Christian gospel isn’t fundamentally an exhortation. It is a report of what God has done to rescue sinners.

David Platt, Jim Shaddix, and Matt Mason, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary: Exalting Jesus in Psalms 51-100, 377.