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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 m...

The New Testament makes a clear distinction between two kinds of teaching. One kind brings freedom.The other brings burden. Paul confronted this often. Some believers had started mixing the gospel wit...

There is a pattern in the bible I wanted you to see.Before any battle, God feeds His people. When Abraham returned from rescuing Lot, a mysterious figure appeared: "Then Melchizedek... brought out bre...

Many believers fear God's light because they think it will expose their failures.Scripture says it exposes Christ's righteousness on them instead. John writes,"God is light and in Him is no darkness a...

We know God is holy.We know He is righteous.But the bible wants to show something more than that. "God is love."1 John 4:8 Love isn't God's mood.It's Him. And love always moves toward people.Love give...

Broken marriages don't break in one moment - they erode slowly.A sharp word here.A cold silence there.A distance that becomes normal. Then something happens that feels final.Trust collapses.One heart...

During Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem, The bible highlighted a gate - the Sheep Gate - and the names connected to it. "Then Eliashib the high priest rose up... and built the Sheep Gate."Nehemiah 3...

If you've ever wondered what God is really like, look in the bible: "He who has seen Me has seen the Father."John 14:9 No guessing.No shadows.No contradictions. When Jesus touched the leper, that was...

There's a passage in Scripture where God speaks directly to leaders.It's not gentle.It's not vague.It's painfully clear: "The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick."E...

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 finish...

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" (...

God's supply is constant, like oil flowing freely. Jesus said: "Do not worry... your heavenly Father knows."(Matthew 6:31-32, NKJV) In the book of Peter it says: "Casting all your care upon Him, for H...

Ever notice how a clenched fist can't receive anything?That's the difference between Law and Grace. For centuries, we've argued about the Gospel's center-Is it God working, or us? But the answer quiet...

Many people secretly carried a wrong belief in their walk with God-an invisible checklist in the back of their minds that goes like, "You need to do more. Try harder. Be better." It feels holy, but it...

The Law is perfect - but it was never designed to give you life. Paul says it like this, "The law is not of faith" (Galatians 3:12).You can have faith or you can have law - but you cannot stand on bot...

In Eden, after the fall, God said to Adam,"By the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread" (Genesis 3:19). Sweat became a picture of painful toil-working for survival, earning what once came freely,liv...

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...

Psalm 1 doesn't begin with doing more.It begins with avoiding what quietly poisons you. "Blessed is the man... who does not sit in the seat of the scornful" (Psalm 1:1). Scorn is not loud.It's subtle....

If you listen closely to the Christmas story, a pattern emerges.Every time heaven touched earth, the first words were the same: "Do not be afraid." To Zechariah:"Do not be afraid... your prayer is hea...

"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away..."- John 15:2 Most people read that and feel a sting."If I'm not fruitful enough... God throws me out?"That fear keeps Christians pretending...