Have you ever thought about loving God as a commandment? When someone commands us to do something , sometimes there is something inside of us(our flesh) that causes us to want to say “No!”. We feel that our rights and freedoms have been infringed upon. What if that commandment is born out of love? It […]
There is a stinging truth that our pride often prevents us from seeing the depths of wickedness in our hearts. We make light of our sin and the sacrifice that was made to atone for it. We think of ourselves more highly than we ought. Sometimes we even intentionally sin ignoring the magnitude of the […]
We must never forget that our access to the Father was initiated and secured by His love through His Son, Jesus Christ. As we walk and experience His blessing, it’s not long before we are tempted to think we are “doing a good job” and soon after we go back to trying to carry out […]
God’s grace is nothing short of amazing just as the great hymn proclaims. It rescues us from inborn death and willful disobedience. God, has given us the promise that if we walk in the light as He is in the light, the blood of Jesus not only justifies, but cleanses us from all unrighteousness. Grace […]
As Christians and children of light, we are to walk in the light bearing the fruit of goodness, light, and truth. When we see “even expose them” we might be prone to think that we have to run to dark places and call them out and sometimes that may be the case, but think about […]
The LORD God has planned the greatest rescue of all times for a self-imprisoned people. Israel continued to turn its back on their God and and a result found themselves in chains of slavery on more than one occasion. We often find ourselves in the same place but as Gentiles in modern times. […]
One of the greatest ways to serve and impact your family is for you to be righteous and walk in integrity. So what does that look like? If Christ is our righteousness, we might say it this way, “honestly walking in Christ” or perhaps “living the truth”. When our whole hearts sincerely pursue Jesus […]
There is nothing new under the sun. This proverb is timeless for sure! From the beginning it was intended that God would be the ultimate desire of our hearts. We were designed to delight in His law, precepts, and statutes. Take a close look at verse 3. Sacrifice is an outward expression of an […]
Jeremiah tells us that the heart is deceitful above all else and is desperately sick. We cannot fool the LORD. He sees right to our core and tests us according to absolute truth and fact. What hope is there then if we are desperately sick at the heart of our being? Our hope lies […]