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Many people feel uneasy when they hear the word prosperity. They associate it with greed or superficial teaching. Because of this fear, they limit God's promises to the spiritual domain. They believe...
We often believe that we must qualify ourselves to receive God's blessings. We think we must resolve our personal issues and confess every sin before we can ask for healing. We treat God's power as a...
When God spoke to Isaac, He used a specific word for "bless." "Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you." Genesis 26:3 The Hebrew word used here is (barak) בָּרַךְ. This is the verb, t...
One of the last sights Jesus saw from the cross was soldiers gambling for His clothing. "They said therefore among themselves, 'Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,' that the S...
It seems like a noble instinct. The oxen stumbled. The Ark of God was about to fall. Uzzah reached out his hand to steady it.And he died.Why? Was God angry? No. But Uzzah made a fatal error that many...
A man gave ten percent of everything he owned to a priest, four centuries before the law of Moses existed. No command. No obligation. No temple. Just a grateful response to the God who delivered him....
Long before God gave the law on Mount Sinai, a mysterious king and priest appeared to Abraham. His name was Melchizedek. Abraham was returning from battle, exhausted. Melchizedek met him with refreshm...
We often look for physical provision: money, food, and resources. The Bible teaches that true supply starts in the spiritual domain. When Isaac blessed Jacob, he said: "Therefore may God give you of t...
David once tried to bring the Ark of the Covenant, the symbol of God's presence, back to his city. He did it with great fanfare and a new cart, but it ended in tragedy. A man named Uzzah reached out t...
Most people translate shalom as "peace." That is like translating the word "home" as "a building." Technically correct. Still incomplete. Shalom is one of the richest words in the Hebrew Bible. It app...
Working harder doesn't always produce more fruit.Sometimes it only produces more exhaustion. The disciples fished all night.They used their experience and skill. They caught nothing. “That night they...
Usually, there is a long gap between planting a seed and eating the fruit. You sow in one season and reap in another. But God speaks of a time where the timeline collapses. He describes a harvest so h...
Most people define grace as "unmerited favor." That is not wrong. But it is incomplete, like a tourist who visits Rome, sees a single fountain, and calls it the whole city. The Greek word behind "grac...
In the natural world, there is a delay. You sow a seed in October and wait through the winter. You harvest in April. Months pass between the work and the reward. But God promises a season where the ti...
We all know God loves us. But there is a difference between being loved and being liked. David says in 1 Chronicles 28:4: "He liked me to make me king over all Israel." 1 Chronicles 28:4 God liked Dav...
God finished all His work, looked at everything He had made, and then did something unexpected. He rested. He did not rest because He was tired. He rested because everything was complete. That single...
A courtroom and a cross say the same thing: the debt has been paid. The difference is that the cross paid it for everyone who will ever believe, two thousand years before they were born. Forgiveness i...
There is a word in the Hebrew Bible that no single English word can translate. Translators have tried "mercy," "lovingkindness," "steadfast love," "loyalty," and "faithfulness." Every attempt captures...
Most people spend their entire lives trying to become someone. The gospel says you already are. You did not receive a project at salvation. You received a new identity. God did not hand you a to-do li...
We have a habit of looking across the fence. We see a marriage or a career that looks effortlessly green and growing. We call it "the grass is greener," and on social media, that green is filtered to...
