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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...
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...
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...
We talk a lot about "only date Christians."And yes-shared faith matters.But the conversation is often oversimplified. Let's zoom out. Let's look at Rahab. Before she ever met an Israelite man...before...
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" (...
Scripture constantly tells us not to fear.But it also tells us something surprising: there is one fear that is holy. Hebrews says: "Let us therefore fear lest any of you come short of His rest."(Hebre...
What do you do when someone criticizes you, mocks you, or throws words meant to wound, the instinct is simple:Fire back.Defend yourself.Match their tone, their volume, their level. But the moment you...
You are constantly trying to manifest blessings on earth first. Stop. God always begins with heaven, then earth. Your reality begins with status: you are already set high above all nations of the eart...
We often ask God for provision. But in Scripture, God keeps pointing to something deeper. In Isaiah 1:1, the prophet describes the hāzôn (חָזוֹן) -a God-given vision. The verb behind it, ḥāzāh (...
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...
We keep waiting for something new-a breakthrough, a windfall, a miracle that drops from somewhere "out there."We focus on what we lack: not enough money, not enough skill, not enough influence. And we...
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...
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...
Before God ever said a word, before light cracked the silence, Scripture paints a surprising picture of the earth's earliest condition:"Without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep....
If a child has cancer, a parent doesn't hate the child - they hate the disease ravaging the child. That's how God views sin. "Sin brings forth death." (James 1:15) He hates what steals your peace, you...
When Jesus described the blessing He gives, He chose one word: "Come to Me... and I will give you rest."(Matthew 11:28, NKJV) Of all the gifts He could have named - wisdom, strength, power - He said r...
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...
Some people spend their lives chasing blessing.But the righteous don't need to. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me..." (Psalm 23:6) The word follow here doesn't mean casually stroll.In Hebrew,...