On Second Thought Most bondage does not begin looking like bondage. That is part of what makes sin so dangerous. If temptation appeared at the door carrying chains, most of us would recognize the threat immediately. But sin rarely introduces itself that honestly. It usually begins with something small enough to excuse, attractive enough toContinue reading “When Sin Stops Asking Permission”
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When the Soul Cannot Find Rest
The Bible in a Year “But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.” —Isaiah 57:20 There is something unsettling about watching a storm-driven sea. The surface never settles. One wave crashes into another, the water churns beneath itself, and debris that had been hiddenContinue reading “When the Soul Cannot Find Rest”
FREED FROM SIN, FORMED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS
DID YOU KNOW “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3 Many Christians understand that Jesus forgives sin, yet fewer fully grasp what His grace makes possible afterward. Salvation is not merely GodContinue reading “FREED FROM SIN, FORMED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS”
Breaking False Rulers
Resting in the Freedom of God’s Love As the Day Ends “O Lord our God, other lords besides You have ruled over me, but Your name alone is the one I want to honor” (Isaiah 26:13). As the day draws to a close, there is a quiet honesty that often settles over the soul. TheContinue reading “Breaking False Rulers”
As the Day Ends
Evening Meditation on Jeremiah 50:20“In those days, and at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.” (Jeremiah 50:20, NIV) As this day draws to aContinue reading “As the Day Ends”