When Grace Is Remembered As the Day Ends There is a quiet honesty in the confession: we forget. We forget what God has done, and in that forgetting, we subtly rewrite the story. We begin to believe that perhaps we earned the goodness we received, that somehow our effort, our wisdom, or our discipline securedContinue reading “Resting in What God Has Already Done”
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The Mercy Behind God’s Correction
When Grace Confronts DID YOU KNOW Did you know that God’s correction is often an expression of His mercy, not His anger? When we read the account of Balaam in Numbers 22:1–41, it can feel like a strange and even severe interaction. Balaam is confronted by an angel, his path is blocked, and ultimately heContinue reading “The Mercy Behind God’s Correction”
Rediscovering the Power of Prayer
When Stillness Speaks On Second Thought There is something quietly commanding about the moment God speaks to Joshua after Moses’ death. The weight of leadership has shifted, the future of a nation rests before him, and yet God does not begin with strategy or military insight. Instead, He directs Joshua to something far less visibleContinue reading “Rediscovering the Power of Prayer”
The Day You Decide Who You Serve
A Chosen Allegiance The Bible in a Year Joshua’s voice carries a weight that only comes from a life lived with God. As he nears the end of his days, he gathers the people and speaks with clarity: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we willContinue reading “The Day You Decide Who You Serve”
Living in the Overflow of God’s Grace
More Than Enough A Day in the Life I find myself returning again and again to Paul’s words: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8). There is something deeply reassuring inContinue reading “Living in the Overflow of God’s Grace”
Receiving What God Has Already Given
A Heart Made New As the Day Begins The Apostle Paul writes with clarity and invitation, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Greek phrase kainē ktisis (καινὴ κτίσις) does not describe a repaired life but aContinue reading “Receiving What God Has Already Given”
Choosing the Nearness of God
DID YOU KNOW “God is with the righteous generation.” Psalm 14:5 (NASB) Did you know that righteousness in Scripture describes relationship more than reputation? When Scripture speaks of “the righteous,” it is not referring to people who have achieved moral perfection or religious superiority. Rather, it speaks of those who seek God, desire God, andContinue reading “Choosing the Nearness of God”