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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...
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...
Many assume growth means becoming more aware of God's holiness.But Scripture shows something unexpected. Early on, Peter fell at Jesus' feet and said: “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”...
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 is the difference between infatuation and love? One uses, while love seeks the highest good of the other. This is the contrast: Infatuation grabs.Love gives. Infatuation asks, "What can I get fro...
Many believers took the Holy Communion with uncertainty:"Am I really forgiven?""Is there still a curse on my life?""Is God holding anything against me?" But Jesus settled this once and for all. When H...
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...
We're taught to start by trying harder-fix yourself, improve yourself, prove yourself. But Scripture reverses the order. Before Paul ever tells believers to walk, he tells them: "He raised us up toget...
Most spiritual battles feel like uphill climbs.But the Bible says otherwise: "Stand therefore..."Ephesians 6:14 Stand-not scramble.Stand-not strive.Stand-not reinvent your strength. Paul repeats the w...
We spend so much energy trying to avoid mistakes, outrun pressure, and make the "right" decisions.But there is a better way: "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God... and it will be given to...
Paul doesn't begin marriage instructions with effort.He begins with a Person. "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church." Ephesians 5:25 Most people read that as a command.Paul...
One of the hardest things to believe is that God sees you as clean even when you still see flaws in yourself. Jesus told His disciples, "You are clean because of the word which I have spoken to you" J...
Sometimes a thought rises from so deep inside you that you know you didn't invent it.A whisper. A nudge."There must be more." It shows up in quiet moments-after a win, after a loss, after a normal Tue...
God does not relate to you based on your record.He relates to you based on Christ's. Paul says, "You are accepted in the Beloved."Ephesians 1:6 Accepted - not tolerated.In the Beloved - ἐν τῷ ἠ...
Many believers pray as if prayer moves God closer.Scripture says Christ already brought you near. Paul writes, "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of...