It’s easy to find examples of self-assured, strong leaders who drive toward their goals with conviction and confidence and never take “no” for an answer. ...
If you want to level-up your team’s engagement, performance, and loyalty, Proverbs 1:3 shares three keys to help you do it. “For receiving prudent instruction ...
“They were unable to enter because of unbelief.” – Hebrews 3:19 How many Promised Lands do we miss because we refuse to believe we can ...
“Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful work for me…” Philippians 1:22-2a “Fruitful work” is not busywork. It is not killing ...
My word for this year is UNDAUNTED. To me this represents being steadfast in the face of adversity, pressing forward even when it’s hard, and ...
“Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.” (Proverbs 26:2) That’s a great sentiment, but WHY does an undeserved “curse” ...
Greatness is a prize worth seeking, but the WAY we seek it matters. “Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand ...
“Peter replied ‘Repent and be baptized each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive ...
The greatest barrier to your True Success is your imagination. You dream too small and so you do not strive. You dream too big without ...
“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so he can become ...
I see plenty of people asking “What kind of world are we giving our children?” I don’t see quite as many asking “What kind of ...
Years ago I heard a talk that completely changed my thinking about how to communicate and connect with others, and it transformed my ability to ...
“Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.” (Romans 13:10) Love is a word our culture loves to ...
AI tools have been steadily gaining traction for a while now, but why has ChatGPT exploded so rapidly? Because it feels more “human.” Nobody hears ...
On a bike ride with my family the other day, a black snake darted right across our path. Thankfully, we simply rolled on by and ...
If you’re 100% sure your growing business or career is NOT causing ANY issues in your relationships, feel free to skip this post. BUT, if ...
When a woman (or anyone) says she’s fine, but doesn’t seem like it, it could mean: SHE IS FINE, BUT… SHE’S NOT FINE, BUT…
...“What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked. Jesus replied, “This is the work of God – that you believe in ...
“Therefore, when Jesus realized they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by ...
Free at last, my sins are forgiven! Thank God, I’m free at last … but what does this MEAN? Forgiveness of sin means I am okay: okay with God, okay with others, and okay with myself. It means I am not bound to fail, nor am I expected to always …
TOPICS: forgiveness, redemption, salvation, sin
There is so much sin, failure, and wrong in the lineage of Jesus recorded in Matthew 1 that you might think these people would be disqualified from being the forbearers of the Messiah. But God is ALWAYS using imperfect people to work out his perfect plans. When you see the …
TOPICS: courage, forgiveness, new beginnings, perspective
The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died …
TOPICS: bitterness, death, forgiveness, heart, hurt, life, living water, resentment, Revelation 8
To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for [and by] Jesus Christ; may mercy, peace and love be multiplied to you. (Jude 1:1b-2) Are you in Christ? Then God wants multiply His peace in your heart and His mercy in your life. Are you in …
TOPICS: acceptance, encouragement, forgiveness, identity, inheritance, Jude, love
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. (1 John 5:13) Scripture is not given to us only for equipping, but also for encouragement. God’s Word isn’t brought to us merely to teach …
TOPICS: 1 John 5, eternal life, eternity, forgiveness, heaven, justification, promises, salvation, security
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) If you betray someone you love, you will discover that a barrier begins to grow between you. There may be no retribution on their part, …
TOPICS: 1 John 1, fellowship, forgiveness, grace, repentance, righteousness, sin
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. (Hebrews 9:14) There were powerful people who conspired against Jesus, but they were not the ones that put Him on …
TOPICS: atonement, forgiveness, grace, Hebrews 9, mercy, substitution, sufficiency
“For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” (Hebrews 8:12) Guilt is a powerful motivator. It can change habits and open handbags, clean up words and free up wallets. Yet, in the life of a Christian, guilt is not of God. Conviction …
TOPICS: condemnation, conviction, forgiveness, freedom, grace, guilt, Hebrews 8, mercy, sin
You are my beloved Son. I take delight in you. (Luke 3:22b) The steadfast, unchanging posture of God the Father toward God the Son is not dutiful acceptance, but glorious delight. The scandalous, unbelievable truth of the Gospel is that for those who are united with Jesus by grace through …
TOPICS: acceptance, family, favor, forgiveness, hope, love, Luke 3, redemption, salvation
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. (2 Timothy 4:8) Judgment Day is coming. Only God the Father knows …
TOPICS: 2 Timothy 4, forgiveness, judgment, mercy, reward, salvation
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