10/03/2025“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.”– 1 John 3:16 (NIV)When we think of love, many images come to mind: a parent cradling their child, a spouse faithfully caring for their partner through sickness, a friend who shows up in hard times. Yet John cuts through all of those pictures and giv...  Read More

10/02/2025“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”– 1 Chronicles 16:34 (NIV)When David brought the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem, the air was filled with music, dancing, and celebration. Israel had waited generations for this moment, and David’s psalm of thanks rang out, calling the people to remember one unshakable truth: God is good, and His love never fails. Thi...  Read More

10/01/2025“He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.”— Isaiah 40:11 (NIV)A shepherd’s work was never easy. Long hours under the sun, dangerous terrain, and the constant risk of predators meant he had to be both strong and gentle. Isaiah paints a powerful picture here of our God as the ultimate Sh...  Read More

09/30/2025“Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.”— Isaiah 60:3 (NIV)When Isaiah spoke these words, God’s people were living in exile, weighed down by shame and surrounded by darkness. Into that hopelessness came a promise: a dawn was on the horizon. A light would rise so brightly that not only Israel, but nations and rulers from all over the world, would be dra...  Read More

09/30/2025“For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.”– 1 Timothy 2:5-6 (NIV)When Paul penned these words, he wasn’t writing theory, he was writing hope into a world fractured by division, false religion, and endless striving. Rome had many gods, the Jews had ma...  Read More

09/27/2025“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God.”— Hebrews 4:9 (NIV)The longing for rest is something every soul knows. From the beginning of creation, God built rest into the very rhythm of life. On the seventh day, He rested, not because He was tired, but to set a pattern for His people. Yet, when the writer of Hebrews speaks of “a Sabbath-rest,” he is pointing to something ...  Read More

09/26/2025“Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.”— Daniel 12:3 (NIV)Daniel’s vision closes with a breathtaking promise. In the midst of apocalyptic warnings and unsettling prophecies, God reassures His people that those who live faithfully and point others toward righteousness will not fade into...  Read More

09/25/2025“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” – John 14:6 (NIV)There are many roads we can take in life, but only one road leads to the Father. In this passage, Jesus makes one of the most profound and exclusive claims of His ministry. He doesn’t say He shows us the way, or that He teaches us the truth, or that He offers us lif...  Read More

09/24/2025“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”– James 3:13 (NIV)Wisdom in Scripture is never just about knowledge. You can be smart and still not be wise. James reminds us that true wisdom is shown in how we live, not just in what we say. Wisdom is not loud or boastful, but clothed in humility.Think ab...  Read More

09/23/2025“For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.”– Ephesians 2:18 (NIV)Paul’s words in this verse are a reminder of the unity and privilege we have in Christ. In the ancient world, access to a king or ruler was limited, reserved only for those with the right status or favor. Common people had little hope of standing in the presence of such authority. But here, Paul decla...  Read More

09/22/2025“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”– Mark 9:23 (NIV)When Jesus spoke these words, it was in response to a desperate father who had brought his demon-possessed son to the disciples, only to find that they could not heal him. With tears in his eyes, the father pleaded, “If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.” Jesus immediately picked up ...  Read More

09/21.2025“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” – Luke 16:10 (NIV)We live in a culture that celebrates the big stage, the big paycheck, the big opportunity. But Jesus flips that mindset on its head and tells us that trustworthiness is proven not in the “big” but in the “small.” The way we...  Read More