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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....
In the first garden, work became a curse. Because of Adam's fall, the ground was resisted, and productivity was tied to "the sweat of your face." It was the birth of stress, anxiety, and the heavy bur...
We often assume that being in the right place at the right time feels like a gentle breeze. We imagine a red carpet unrolling smoothly before our feet, doors opening automatically, and everything fall...
We spend so much of our lives trying to grow. We worry about our stature, our wisdom, and our future. We try to spin our own security and weave our own reputation. But Jesus points us to a different w...
Seasons often begin with a storm. You look at the world, and you see turmoil. You look at your circumstances, and you feel the wind. The boat seems to be in the middle of a rough sea, and anxiety trie...
We often look for physical provision-money, food, resources. But the Bible teaches that true supply starts in the spiritual realm. When Isaac blessed Jacob (thinking he was the firstborn, Esau), he pr...
When some people preach the gospel, they start with everything wrong with humanity.But Paul starts somewhere else. "For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed..."Romans 1:17 The gospel doe...
The world teaches us to look for a way out. When a recession hits, the common response is to flee toward immediate gratification. People look for the "quick win" or the fastest return on investment. T...
Burnout isn't always a sin. sometimes, it's just physics. We often try to push through our exhaustion because we think stopping is a sign of weakness. We tell ourselves to work harder, pray longer, an...
A prophet called down fire from heaven, won a national showdown against 450 false prophets, and outran a king's chariot. The next day, he asked God to let him die. That is burnout. Not a lack of talen...
Most people translate shalom as "peace." That is like translating the word "home" as "a building." Technically correct. Deeply incomplete. Shalom is one of the richest words in the Hebrew Bible. It ap...
Working harder doesn't always produce more fruit.Sometimes it only produces more exhaustion. The disciples fished all night.They used experience, skill, and discipline. They caught nothing. “That nigh...
Elijah called down fire from heaven on a Tuesday. By Wednesday, he sat under a tree and asked God to let him die. That is not a story about weak faith. That is a story about a real prophet in a real b...
The Prophet Ezekiel saw a vision of water flowing from under the threshold of the Temple. As it flowed, it became a river that traveled to the Dead Sea-a place where nothing can live. But wherever thi...
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...
There is a misconception that God is only interested in our spiritual maintenance-our prayer life, our church attendance, our moral standing. We tend to separate "godliness" from real life. But God do...
The Bible illustrates the concept of supply through the function of fruit trees. A large tree originates from a single seed that contains the entire genetic makeup of that plant. For the tree to exist...
God finished all His work, looked at everything He had made, and then did something unexpected. He rested. Not because He was tired. Because everything was complete. That single act — rest on the seve...
The world operates on a system of "first place" and "faster is better." It tells you that if you do not rush, you will lose your opportunity. It teaches you to look out for yourself because no one els...
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...