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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...
Agur, the writer of Proverbs 30, was a wise man. Yet he admitted there were four things that were too wonderful for him to comprehend. "There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yes, four...
We have a habit of looking across the fence. We see a marriage, a career, or a life that looks effortlessly green and vibrant. We call it "the grass is greener," and in the age of social media, that g...
There is a battle. We cannot ignore it. When you decide to live a life that impacts the Kingdom, you will face resistance. However, the way we engage in this battle matters. We often picture spiritual...
A psychiatric textbook and a Gospel say the same thing: live in the present moment. The difference is that the Gospel said it two thousand years earlier. Anxiety is not new. It is not a modern conditi...
The world tells you, "Don't get your hopes up." They say it to protect you. They think that if you keep your expectations low, you won't be disappointed when things go wrong. But the Bible says the ex...
Many believers pray with a fear in their heart-"What if I'm still far from God?"The Bible says there is none: "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of...
"What if God is tired of me?What if I went too far this time?" If this is what you have been thinking this verse answers with an oath: "My kindness shall not depart from you,nor shall My covenant of p...
Many people would imagine God evaluating them like a teacher marking exams-grading their thoughts, their failures, their performance. But the Bible tells us: "For you died, and your life is hidden wit...
We all have ways we prefer to be loved. God is no different. He told us explicitly how He wants to be remembered. Jesus didn’t say, "Build monuments in remembrance of Me." He said: "Do this in remembr...
There was a man who crossed the ocean eating crackers in the lower deck because he didn't know the meals were included in his ticket.The food was his all along - he just didn't know it. Many believers...
The Holy Communion is not a ritual or symbol, the Bible says it is something to remember. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do t...
The greatest spiritual battle you will face is not a battle of behavior. It is a battle of focus. We often think spiritual warfare means fighting for our own obedience. We scrutinize our actions, we p...
Whenever sick people come to Jesus,He heals them. Not some.Not a few.Not the "most deserving." All. Matthew records: "He healed them all."Matthew 12:15 Mark shows the same: "He healed many who were si...
The Bible tells us that as the world grows darker, God's people shine brighter. "For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross (deep/thick) darkness the people; but the Lord shall arise up...
There is a pervasive lie that many of us believe: We think God is only close to us when we are strong. We imagine that when we are full of faith, shouting victory, and moving mountains, God is right t...
What is the ultimate goal of the Cross? Many would say forgiveness. Others would say heaven. But the writer of Hebrews gives us a daring metric for spiritual maturity: No more consciousness of sins. "...
God rested on the seventh day not because He was tired, but because nothing was left unfinished. Genesis says: "God ended His work... and rested." (Genesis 2:2 -3) And in Hebrews: "The works were fini...
When Jesus hung on the cross, He carried every offense you've ever done.But when He rose, none of your sins rose with Him. "Delivered for our offenses... raised for our justification." (Romans 4:25) H...
A holy God cannot ignore sin.A loving God cannot ignore sinners. Both truths seem to pull in opposite directions-until the cross. The bible says, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us" (2 Cori...