There’s a moment in every hard season when you run out of options. Sarah had run out of years. Israel had run out of road, water on one side, army on the other. Ezekiel stood in a valley of bones so dry they’d forgotten they were ever alive. And Jesus’s own followers stood outside a … Continue reading Your Impossible Is His Speciality
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The God Who Sends the Storm
In Exodus 9, God steps forward not as a distant observer, but as the sovereign Lord over all creation and all kings. He speaks, and hail falls. He restrains, and it stops. He raises up Pharaoh, and He brings him low. Over and over, the message is clear: “that you may know that there is … Continue reading The God Who Sends the Storm
Raised Up for His Name
Exodus 9:16 Pharaoh looked untouchable. Enthroned, powerful, the kind of man who bends the world to his will. And yet God says something remarkable: “For this purpose I have raised you up… that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth” (Exodus 9:16). What Pharaoh meant for control, God was already using for glory. … Continue reading Raised Up for His Name
“It Is Written” — Spiritual Warfare in the Wilderness
Because Jesus conquered the tempter, we fight from victory—not for it.
The Ongoing Usefulness of the Cross
The crucified and risen Savior is both the message we proclaim and the strength by which we serve.
The Grace That Saves to the Uttermost
LUKE 23:39–43 Few scenes in Scripture show Christ’s saving power more vividly than the conversion of the dying thief. At the very moment of Jesus’ greatest weakness, He was hanging in agony on the cross. He still had divine power to hear a sinner’s cry. He grants saving mercy. The thief had nothing to offer. … Continue reading The Grace That Saves to the Uttermost
The Marks of Real Repentance
LUKE 23:39–43 — The Cross and the Two Thieves Two criminals hung beside Jesus—equally near to Christ, equally guilty, equally dying. Yet their responses could not be more different. One hardened his heart to the end. The other turned in repentance and faith. He was saved by the Savior hanging beside him. This contrast humbles … Continue reading The Marks of Real Repentance
Three Ways People Relate to the Cross
“As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene… and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.” — Luke 23:26 Jesus was exhausted—beaten, tried, mocked, and now forced to carry the heavy crossbeam toward Golgotha. At some point, His strength gave way. The soldiers grabbed a passerby, Simon of … Continue reading Three Ways People Relate to the Cross
Indebted to His Mercy
JOHN 20:1–10 Those who love Christ most are those who know how much they’ve been forgiven and how greatly Jesus has lavished His grace upon them. Mary Magdalene is the first person John names at the empty tomb. Scripture tells us she had been delivered from “seven demons” (Mark 16:9; Luke 8:2)—a woman rescued from … Continue reading Indebted to His Mercy
The Cross Before the Crown
Scripture: Matthew 25:31–26:2 When Jesus spoke of His glorious return to judge the nations, He immediately reminded His disciples of His coming crucifixion. The timing is intentional—before the crown comes the cross. Before the glory comes the suffering. The destinies Jesus described are eternal. Heaven will be an endless day without night—perfect rest after warfare, … Continue reading The Cross Before the Crown
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