Here’s where the weight becomes almost unbearable: none of us have ever worshiped God with completely pure motives. None of us love Him with all our heart. Not even one of us is truly righteous on our own merit. “All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the Lord weighs... Continue Reading

Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and this is why verse five assures He will never leave nor forsake His sheep.  In fact, besides His seven “I AM” sayings, Jesus declared, before Abraham was, I Am (John 8:58).[8] Christian, the self-sufficient God can preserve you. Though things may often appear... Continue Reading

He lived Shawshank Redemption, working toward the goal of getting out, and using what he had in a profitable way while he was in prison. Finally, he stands before Pharaoh and again uses the opportunity to apply for the position of chief comptroller of all the grain in Egypt, to get everyone through the coming... Continue Reading

God didn’t just offer clean hearts from a distance. He sent His Son. Jesus took the stain we couldn’t remove. He bore the weight of our sin so forgiveness could be real — not imagined, not symbolic, but finished. Jesus came to take upon Himself the stain of our sin so that He could provide... Continue Reading

Let the aim of believers in judging mortal life, then, be that while they understand it to be of itself nothing but misery, they may with greater eagerness and dispatch betake themselves wholly to meditate upon that eternal life to come.     In a remarkable section in his Institutes devoted to “meditation on the future... Continue Reading

“For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14).   It’s no secret that the name of God... Continue Reading

Faithfulness is not always measured by movement. Sometimes it is marked by restraint, patience, and trust when clarity has not yet arrived.   We can feel stalled when doors close without explanation. “And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.”... Continue Reading

We’ve witnessed a culture of death cemented into law, state after state. We cannot allow another state to fall under its shroud of darkness. A stand must be made. It is our duty to stand on biblical truth and fight against the darkness.   In the spring of 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v.... Continue Reading

No one or no thing in this world could ever satisfy or fulfill us.  For us to stop at the love of that person (or thing), is to guarantee our frustration and misery.  But this is not true with regard to our greatest love (that being of God Himself). The goal of the Christian’s churched... Continue Reading

The Christian life is not something we approach passively. Vigor must mark our pursuit of the kingdom, as we joyfully pursue bearing much fruit, numbering our days, and stewarding our time.    The world’s vision of personal productivity promises to help you make more money, secure greater fulfillment, and achieve your desires—it’s personal productivity for... Continue Reading