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Saul lost his throne because he feared people. David kept his because he knew he was loved by God. The difference between these two kings is the difference between a life built on human approval and a...
In 1535, Miles Coverdale printed the first complete English Bible. In his preface he gave readers one rule for reading it: "It shall greatly help thee to understand Scripture if thou mark not only wha...
Israel crossed water on dry ground twice. The first time was the Red Sea. The second time, forty years later, was the Jordan River. Same God and same people. Same miracle: the water stood up, and the...
We live in an age of information overload. We listen to sermons and read devotionals every week. Yet we often struggle to remember what we learned. Most of what we hear slips away within days. Hearing...
A man tells you an angel appeared to him. He says the angel gave him the keys to overcoming death in these last days. Should you believe him? No. Not because angels are unreal. They are real. But God...
A Bible sits on a shelf in millions of homes. It holds the truth, and it sets no one free. Jesus did not say the truth will set you free. He said something narrower. "And you shall know the truth, and...
Paul gives one reason why many believers were weak, sick, and even dying. "For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep."1 Corinthians 11:30 The Greek word translated reason is sin...
Your brain will not stop. You lie down at night and a crowd of thoughts shouts over each other. You replay conversations. You rehearse disasters. You solve problems that do not yet exist. And the hard...
You can sit in a room full of people and still feel alone. A crowded office, a full church, a family dinner, and the seat next to you still feels empty. Loneliness is not about the number of people ar...
Most people try to obey God by pushing themselves harder with sheer discipline and effort. But the truth is different: "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments...
There is a difference between knowing what the Bible says and knowing who the Bible is talking to. Early in His ministry, Jesus sent His disciples out with a specific instruction: "Do not go into the...
You failed again. And the first thought that came was not about the failure itself. It was about God. "He must be so disappointed in me." That sentence sits in the chest of almost every believer at so...
A common fear circulates in church pews. It is the fear that if people feel too secure in their relationship with God, they will become lazy. If we talk too much about "Blessed Assurance," believers m...
The Greek language has four words for love. English has one. That single fact has caused more confusion about God than almost any theological debate in history. When a husband says "I love you" to his...
A physically hungry person often becomes angry. We understand this physical reality. Yet, we fail to recognize spiritual hunger. Many people struggle with chronic anger and anxiety simply because they...
Holiness has a branding problem. We have come to associate holiness with a "holier-than-thou" attitude: a cold, distant judgment of others. We imagine someone standing on a pedestal, looking down at t...
We often accept mental decline or forgetfulness as a natural part of life. We say, "I'm just getting older," or "I'm not smart enough to figure this out." But if our identity is tied to Jesus, that in...
King David understood something specific about his relationship with God. He knew that God loved everyone, but he also believed that God liked him. David writes in the Psalms: By this I know that You...
A doctor can prescribe medication for your panic attacks. A therapist can teach you to reframe your thoughts. But the Bible does something neither one can do: it tells you where fear came from, who de...
There is a phrase in Scripture so strong, Greek scholars pause when they explain it. "Blessed is the one to whom the Lord will never impute sin."Romans 4:8 / Psalm 32:2 The Greek uses a double negativ...
