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There is a tendency to look at our lives-our struggles, our failures, our limitations-and accept them as our final reality. But the Bible offers a different mirror. It asks us to look away from oursel...
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...
We often judge a ministry by what we can see-size, activity, visibility.But Scripture tells us that outward appearance never tells the whole story. When Samuel looked at Eliab, he was impressed.God wa...
A job title can change in one meeting. A relationship can end in one conversation. A social media audience can vanish in one algorithm update. If your self-worth depends on any of these, it sits on a...
The apostles died for the gospel, not for moral causes. Martyrs don't give their lives for better behavior.They give it for better news. In Acts 4, when the authorities threatened the apostles, it was...
Why do we sin? Why do we find ourselves trapped in habits or behaviors we hate? We often think the problem is a lack of willpower. We assume we just aren't trying hard enough to be good. But Peter sug...
It's quite a relief when I realised that I do not have to plan an escape route, I'm only asked to trust the One who already is the escape. Paul writes, "But with the temptation will also make the way...
In AD 70, the Roman General Titus commanded his army to spare the great temple in Jerusalem. He possessed the military power of a vast empire. However, forty years earlier, Jesus stood on a mountain a...
Look closely at the image above. Your eyes tell you the lines are sloping. They tell you the rows are crooked, sinking on one end and rising on the other. Your brain is convinced that the structure is...
Some discouragement comes from circumstances.Most comes from emptiness. Jeremiah understood that.When life was collapsing around him, he said: "Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was...
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...
Social media promises to connect the world and make it smaller. However, the actual result is a documented rise in severe depression. Paul warned Timothy that the last days would feature men who are l...
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...
A courtroom has already delivered the verdict. The judge has left the bench. The gavel has struck. And yet the defendant rises again to ask, "But are you sure?" That is the picture of a believer who d...
Many wondered what happens after death.But Jesus didn't come only to secure eternity after death - He came to bring life now. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,that whoeve...
The Bible never tells you to fight sin with willpower.It invites you to rest in the truth: "For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace."Romans 6:14 Law points...
Many Christians are confused about this and assume their old nature is still alive-a sinful version of themselves they have to wrestle every day. But nothing is further from the truth: "Our old man wa...
Attendance can look like faith, but only the heart reveals the truth. Jesus said, "By their fruits you will know them."Matthew 7:20 Paul adds, "If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not...
There is a word in the Hebrew Bible that no single English word can translate. Translators have tried "mercy," "lovingkindness," "steadfast love," "loyalty," and "faithfulness." Every attempt captures...
We constantly attempt to manufacture our own goodness. We try to present our best selves to the world through intense personal effort. The text of the Bible compares the church to the moon. In literal...