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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...
Every believer lives under one of two spiritual laws - not by effort, but by awareness. Paul describes both: "The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and dea...
Many live as though God is still evaluating them,waiting for improvement,measuring their performance. But Scripture states something far stronger: "We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ...
Emotions change.God doesn't. Some days you feel close.Some days you feel far.But the truth remains the same: "Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."Roma...
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...
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" (...
Some people make hearing God complicated.Five steps.Three lights.Inner traffic signals. Jesus says: "My sheep hear My voice."(John 10:27, NKJV) A child doesn't study the mother's voice.They recognize...
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...
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...
Mindset is one of those quiet forces that shapes everything, even when we're not paying attention. The Bible calls it being "transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:2)-a reminder that thi...
We are wrestling with an enemy that has already been defeated. If you do not know the enemy is defeated, he can fool you. This applies to every circumstance. You must always see a defeated enemy....
A wildfire once raced toward a group of settlers.They couldn't outrun it.Then one man shouted, "Burn the ground!"They lit a controlled fire behind them, stepped onto the charred earth, and waited. Whe...
Paul's question-"How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?" (Romans 6:2)-isn't a question. It's a reminder. To answer it, you must understand how Christ died to sin. Jesus was never under si...
Paul used a word so overflowing that translators struggle to contain it: ὑπερπερισσεύω - "huperperisseuō,"meaning "to overflow beyond overf...
Every wound, every mockery, every moment you're misunderstood - none of it is wasted. Jesus walked the path of rejection long before He walked the path of glory.Isaiah said,"He was despised and reject...
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&...
Sometimes a believer might think in their minds:"Good week = God is pleased.Bad week = God is distant." But the bible shows us: "God demonstrates His love toward us, in that while we were still sinner...
Imagine owing someone a debt you could never repay.Every time you see them, you feel the weight of what you owe. Now imagine someone stepping in and not only paying the full amount-but paying so much...
"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."Romans 8:1 The word οὐδείς - oudeis means "no, none, not even one, absolutely nothing."It closes...
Falling into sin is human.Living in sin is impossible for someone born of God. John writes,"His seed remains in him; and he cannot continue in sin."1 John 3:9 Not because the believer is strong.Becaus...