“God be merciful to me - the sinner.” — Luke 18:13 “One of the best prayers ever offered is this prayer from a publican which Christ Himself lauded and held up as an example. In it there is no title, no ‘forever and ever, Amen,’ but only the cry of one man’s broken heart over … Continue reading God, Be Merciful
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The Rhythm of the Christian Life
“The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” — Galatians 2:20 The Christian life is not lived on autopilot. Nor is it sustained by willpower, religious performance, or good intentions. It is lived by faith—moment by moment, day … Continue reading The Rhythm of the Christian Life
The God Who Counts: A Devotional from Numbers 3–4
"Whatever things were written before were written for our learning." (Romans 15:4) Numbers 3 and 4 can feel, at first glance, like the least devotional chapters in the Bible. Camp positions. Age ranges. Exact numbers of firstborn sons and shekels of silver. It reads like a ledger, not a love letter. But look again, and … Continue reading The God Who Counts: A Devotional from Numbers 3–4
What No Eye Has Seen
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.” — 1 Corinthians 2:9 There are moments when life hands you something so heavy you wonder if goodness is still real. Grief that won’t lift. Prayers that seem to echo in an empty room. … Continue reading What No Eye Has Seen
Your Greatest Inheritance
“I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.” — Numbers 18:20 The Levites got no land. Every other tribe in Israel received territory — fields, vineyards, something to call their own. But God told Aaron and his sons: “I am your portion.” That’s a strange thing to say. No property. No … Continue reading Your Greatest Inheritance
Out of the Depths, Into His Purposes
Exodus 35–36:7 | Psalm 130 | 2 Corinthians 5 There is a moment in Psalm 130 that most of us know by heart, even if we’ve never read the psalm. It is the moment you hit bottom. The moment when the weight of your failure, your grief, your inadequacy becomes too much to carry — … Continue reading Out of the Depths, Into His Purposes
The Holy One Who Draws Near
Exodus 30 | 2 Corinthians 1:1–11 God is not safe to trifle with — and yet He loves to draw near to us. In Exodus 30, He fills pages with precise instructions: the incense altar, the anointing oil, the basin for cleansing. Every detail whispers the same truth — He is holy, and holiness costs … Continue reading The Holy One Who Draws Near
The Distance Grace Made
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”— Psalm 103:12 David could have said north from south. But he didn’t. And that choice is staggering. Travel north long enough, and eventually you turn south. There is a pole — a point where the two directions … Continue reading The Distance Grace Made
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
God Is Able to Raise Him from the Dead
This is the gift the Old Testament gives us on Holy Saturday. It is a long, patient, accumulated testimony. God is a God who provides in the place of sacrifice. He breathes life into the valley of death and will not abandon his holy one to the grave.
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