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One question often lingers in the Emmaus story:Why did Jesus keep them from recognizing Him? He could have ended their sadness instantlyjust by saying, "It's Me." But He didn't. Instead, their eyes we...

God is not mad; He seeks to save, bless, and give abundant life. If you imagine God frustrated, disappointed, or perpetually tired of you, you'll never feel safe enough to draw close. But Jesus correc...

The gospel transforms; focusing on morality alone breeds bitterness. Morality without grace becomes pressure.Pressure without love becomes resentment. That's why the gospel doesn't start with rules or...

One of the enemy's greatest tricks is the use of the personal pronoun: "I." A dark thought enters your mind-a thought of fear, addiction, or despair. And immediately, you think: "I am an addict." "I a...

Jesus could have done anything on resurrection day.He chose to walk with two discouraged menand give them a Bible study. But not just any study: "He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things...

There is a profound difference between a requirement and a response. In Luke 18, a rich young ruler comes to Jesus. He is moral, upright, and anxious. He asks, "What must I do to inherit eternal life?...

The gospel produces moral excellence naturally. Moral excellence isn't manufactured.It's cultivated. You don't get fruit by squeezing a branch tighter.You get fruit by nourishing the root. Jesus says...

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 describes God's Word like manna.Fresh, daily, specific. When Israel tried to store yesterday's manna,it spoiled. And Jesus echoed that principle when He taught us to pray:"Give us this day o...

Trouble is inevitable. Jesus was honest about that.But while you cannot always control what happens to you, you have absolute authority over what happens in you.Jesus gave a command that is also a pro...

Jesus didn't say,"Do this in remembrance of your failures."Or your condition.Or your struggles. He said, "Do this in remembrance of Me."Luke 22:19 Healing doesn't flow from staring at your weakness.It...

Joseph practiced the presence of God without the Ten Commandments. Before there was a law, there was a relationship.Before God ever said, "Do not commit adultery," Joseph was already living as though...

Lust; it makes people objectified and empty. Lust always takes more than it gives.It promises satisfaction, but delivers emptiness.It offers excitement, but leaves a hollow echo. Scripture names the p...

Arguments about doctrine rarely change people.But a changed life does. When Jesus healed the blind man, the Pharisees debated.The man didn't. "One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see."Joh...

When Scripture says "church," it's never talking about walls or stages or seating capacity. The Greek word (ekklēsía), ἐκκλησία - "the called-out ones" - desc...

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. "...

Most of us treat the Bible like emergency medication.A dose when we're stressed.A verse when life gets heavy. But Scripture wasn't given for crisis only.It was designed for rhythm. Read, meditate, stu...

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...

Sometimes we forget what we're holding.A book... that breathes. Paul writes that "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God"- that phrase is one Greek word: (theopneustos) θεόπν...

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...