When Good Intentions Become Self-Reliance Key Scripture “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.” — Mark 10:18 NKJV Key Thought: “Some of our greatest bondage did not begin when we decided to do evil. It began when we decided, apart from Jesus,...

Repentance and the Formation of Christ “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.” — Mark 10:18 NKJV Jesus alone defines what is good. His grace reveals where our thoughts and ways disagree with Him. As we repent and respond in faith, His Spirit...

What if the person I keep overlooking is where Jesus is waiting for me? James makes a startling statement: “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble…” — James 1:27 NKJV Why them? Why does God...

Why would Satan counterfeit anything God uses for His Kingdom purpose? The existence of a counterfeit does not prove that the original is false. In fact, it often reveals how significant the genuine is to God’s plan. Satan does not need to imitate what carries no...

Prayer and true fellowship with Jesus connect directly to trembling at His voice because it reveals the difference between hearing Him and responding to Him. “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” — (John 10:27 NKJV) Jesus gives us a simple...

When I become overly concerned about what other people are saying about me, it can reveal that their voice has begun to carry more weight in me than it should. The concern itself is not necessarily wrong. We should be humble enough to receive correction, care about...

Jesus is inviting each of us and all of us as a whole into fellowship with Him—not to produce a spiritual experience but a relationship in His Spirit. He is asking for stillness before Him, to clear away the static and noise, and give Him room to lead. He doesn’t want...