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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...
Of all the titles Jesus could choose - Messiah, Son of God, King of Israel - He most often called Himself "Son of Man." This wasn't humility.It was prophecy fulfilled. Daniel wrote,"One like the Son o...
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" (...
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...
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...
Many people secretly carried a wrong belief in their walk with God-an invisible checklist in the back of their minds that goes like, "You need to do more. Try harder. Be better." It feels holy, but it...
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...
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...
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,...
God doesn't need a perfect family to start a rescue. He begins with one. When the flood was coming, God spoke to Noah:"Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are r...
There's a reason introspection feels heavy.When you keep looking inward, you eventually find everything that's wrong. Corrie ten Boom said:"Look within and be depressed.Look to Christ and be at rest."...
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...
In the Old Testament, there is an offering:אָשָׁם - "asham," the guilt offering. It wasn't only about forgiveness.It required restoration - full value plus 20% (Leviticus 6:5). God designed it that wa...
When believers hear the word "discipline," they imagine punishment.The Bible speaks of a loving Father shaping His children. Scripture says, "For whom the Lord loves He chastens" (Hebrews 12:6).Love -...
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...
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&...
Let's talk about confession. I heard this saying that we need to confess our sins to get forgiven.But the bible teaches believers to confess because they are forgiven. John writes,"If we confess our s...
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...