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The New Testament makes a clear distinction between two kinds of teaching. One kind brings freedom.The other brings burden. Paul confronted this often. Some believers had started mixing the gospel wit...
There is a pattern in the bible I wanted you to see.Before any battle, God feeds His people. When Abraham returned from rescuing Lot, a mysterious figure appeared: "Then Melchizedek... brought out bre...
Many believers fear God's light because they think it will expose their failures.Scripture says it exposes Christ's righteousness on them instead. John writes,"God is light and in Him is no darkness a...
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...
It's Love. Fear is based on the lack of love. Jesus' effectiveness came because He lived in the "bosom of the Father" (John 1:18)-a picture of divine warmth and love. "Perfect love casts out fear" (1...
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...
When Israel entered a place called Rephidim - "resting places" - Amalek came and attacked (Exodus 17:8). The name Amalek comes from a root word amal עמל meaning toil, weariness, painful labor. The bat...
God's supply is constant, like oil flowing freely. Jesus said: "Do not worry... your heavenly Father knows."(Matthew 6:31-32, NKJV) In the book of Peter it says: "Casting all your care upon Him, for H...
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...
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...
There are moments when life feels dim, not because the world is dark, but because our inner eyes are tired. The Bible tells us this is not new. Before the fall, Adam and Eve's spiritual eyes were clos...
If you listen closely to the Christmas story, a pattern emerges.Every time heaven touched earth, the first words were the same: "Do not be afraid." To Zechariah:"Do not be afraid... your prayer is hea...
"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away..."- John 15:2 Most people read that and feel a sting."If I'm not fruitful enough... God throws me out?"That fear keeps Christians pretending...
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...
Proverbs says it plainly:"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it" (Proverbs 4:23). The heart is not fragile-but it is porous.Whatever enters it eventually directs your w...
Abraham didn't become the "father of many" by psyching himself up.God kept giving him new images until his inner world changed. Likewise, Scripture calls us to replace destructive images with God's pi...
We love beginnings.The rush of a fresh idea.The excitement of the first step.The energy of "Let's go!" But Jesus taught us: "Which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and count t...
Not every vision is from God.The enemy can paint images too-quiet impressions, fearful pictures, or flattering fantasies.But Scripture shows us how different they are when we slow down long enough to...
Abraham struggled to believe God's promise of a child. His words revealed it:"What will You give me, seeing I go childless?" (Genesis 15:2) So God answered his seeing, not his complaint. He gave Abrah...
Healing doesn't begin with effort.It begins with a Person. Malachi describes Jesus with an image that rises gently yet powerfully over every kind of brokenness:"But to you who fear My name, the Sun of...