Posts with the tag “scripture”

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” - John 14:15Many people approach the Bible expecting pressure. You open it and brace yourself for rules, corrections, or reminders of where you fall short. Over time, Scripture can start to feel like a checklist you never quite complete. When that happens, reading becomes heavy instead of life-giving. God never intended His Word to function that way...  Read More

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” - 2 Timothy 3:16Many people ask how to hear God more clearly. You may have wondered if you missed something, or if others have access to a kind of spiritual clarity that feels out of reach to you. That question often comes from a sincere desire to know God, but it can...  Read More

“Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” - Psalm 34:8Most people do not reject God’s Word outright. They just settle for substitutes. Advice from culture, opinions from friends, endless scrolling, and quick fixes all promise clarity. For a while, they seem to work. They offer relief, validation, or distraction. Over time, though, something feels thin. The ...  Read More

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” - Psalm 119:105Some books you read once and set aside. You remember the plot, the ending, and there is nothing left to discover. The Bible is not that kind of book. People return to it year after year and still find something new speaking into their lives. That can feel surprising, especially if you assume familiarity should lead to boredom....  Read More

“Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.” - Psalm 119:11Many people read the Bible the same way they skim headlines. A few verses here. A chapter there. You check the box and move on with your day. While there is nothing wrong with reading Scripture regularly, reading alone was never the finish line. God’s Word was not meant to stay on the page. It was meant to take ...  Read More

"But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it" - 2 Timothy 3:14Sometimes people spend their lives chasing a fresh word from God, waiting for some new revelation or spiritual breakthrough before they’ll move. But Paul’s message to Timothy wasn’t to go find something new. It was to continue in what he already knew. That’s the word for u...  Read More

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" - 2 Timothy 3:16We are constantly being pulled in a hundred directions. Culture tries to define truth for us. Social media shouts a thousand different opinions. Friends, family, and even our own emotions can twist how we see the world. But Paul reminded Timothy of some...  Read More

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" – Psalm 119:105Prayer is essential. It is our lifeline to God, the way we speak to Him, pour out our hearts, and bring our needs before Him. But if prayer is us talking to God, His Word is one of the primary ways He talks to us. Too many times, we pray and wait for answers without ever opening the Bible, expecting God to speak while we ignore...  Read More

“And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” – Genesis 15:6Abraham’s story starts with one command that changed everything: “Go.” Leave your country. Leave your comfort zone. Leave what is familiar and walk into a future you cannot see. God gave him a promise, not a map. And Abraham followed. He did not have all the answers, and he definitely did not have a perfect record...  Read More

“Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” – 1 Samuel 16:7David was not the obvious choice. He wasn’t the tallest, the strongest, or the one anyone expected to be picked for greatness. When the prophet Samuel came to anoint the next king of Israel, David was not even invited to the lineup. He was out in the fields tending sheep while his older brothers stood in front o...  Read More

“But Ruth said, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.’” – Ruth 1:16Ruth didn’t have the resume most would expect for someone God would use. She was a widow from Moab and carried none of the status or background that seemed to qualify people in her day. Her circ...  Read More

“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 4:14Esther did not start her story in a palace. She was an orphan, raised by her cousin, living in a foreign land with very little influence. But when God positi...  Read More

"But Peter said, ‘Man, I do not know what you are talking about.’ And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed." – Luke 22:60Peter knew what it felt like to blow it. He was one of Jesus’ closest followers, bold enough to step out of the boat in the middle of a storm, confident enough to say he would never leave Jesus’ side. But when the moment of testing came, Peter caved. He d...  Read More

“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…” – Genesis 50:20Joseph’s life did not follow a smooth path. He had a dream from God as a teenager, a vision of influence and purpose. But the road that followed was anything but glamorous. He was betrayed by his brothers, thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, falsely accused, and forgotten in prison. For over a decade, it seemed li...  Read More

"Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did." – 1 Corinthians 10:6There is a reason history is required in school. The goal is not just to memorize names and dates. It is to understand the decisions and events that shaped the past so we can make better decisions in the future. If we are wise, we do not just study what worked; we also pay close attenti...  Read More

“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9).You are chosen by God. As His son or daughter, you are a part of His special people—His chosen people—branded by the Holy Spirit for His own possession. You are His trophy.We are new cr...  Read More

“You study the scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very scriptures that testify about Me, yet you refuse to come to Me to have life” (John 5:39-40). When King Herod inquires where the prophecies say the Messiah will be born, he asks his scribes. These men are highly intelligent, very skilled in the law, and most likely have most, if not all, o...  Read More