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Jesus didn’t leave us guessing, Mark 3:27, he lays out a spiritual law that few teach, but every believer must learn, freedom doesn’t begin by cleaning up, it begins by confronting who’s in charge. A stronghold may be the fortress, but the strong man is the spirit running it and until it’s...

It is possible to profess faith in Jesus as savior and still deny his lordship through the way you live. Many people want the benefits of belonging to Jesus without accepting the responsibilities. They want forgiveness without submission. They desire heaven without renouncing control over their...

The cross does not just cancel sin, it confronts it and the spirit doesn’t just live in you quietly, the spirit takes over. The fruit of the spirit, not the personality of a good Christian, but the fruit of the spirit, this list is not optional, it is not advanced level discipleship, it is the...

Galatians 5:16, the line is drawn, because there are only two paths, there is no third, either you are walking by the flesh or you are walking by the spirit, there is no neutral zone, no spiritual Switzerland, you are either being led by sin or led by God. The flesh is not passive, it is...

1 Corinthians 15:31, this daily death is not a defeat, it is actually the path to freedom, because when the flesh loses its power, the spirit gains space to lead. When selfish desires are surrendered, Divine purpose begins to emerge. When pride is crucified, humility opens the door to wisdom...

Romans 7:19, for the good that I would, I do not, but the evil which I would not, that I do, these words expose the inner tension that every believer knows, but often feels ashamed to admit. The desire to do good exists, yet the pull of the flesh continues to fight back, Paul did not hide this...

You don’t face mindless monsters or chaotic shadows, but organized, intelligent and deliberate principalities, each with a purpose and each with a specific assignment to corrupt the sons of men. The enemy you face today, an enemy that slips into your lives through the cracks of your character...

Here lies the heart of the problem, denying Jesus is not only saying that he does not exist, it is refusing submission to him, living as if he does not have authority over our choices. Some people even call Jesus savior, but they do not treat him as Lord, wanting the benefits of grace, without...

Psalm 23:5, my cup runs over, overflow is not luxury, it’s not God showing off or divine excess for entertainment, overflow is assignment. A full cup means God has given you enough for yourself, an overflowing cup means God has given you something that cannot stay with you, it must pour into...

We see one more thing, the thing Psalm 23 has been building toward from its very first word, the thing hidden at the center of this ancient psalm, that connects the green pastures of Bethlehem to an empty tomb outside Jerusalem. The shepherd who leads his sheep through the valley of zalmovet...

Isaiah 11:2, presents expressions of the Divine presence that would rest upon the Messiah, the high voltage power line of the Kingdom of God. The Divine presence acts in a complete way, in all dimensions of human life and history, each manifestation represents an essential part of the spirit’s...

In Psalm 22, the psalm that opens with, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me and which Jesus quotes from the cross, a nearly identical grammatical movement occurs. The psalmist begins by crying out about his suffering, describing his abandonment, narrating his distress to the surrounding...

Ephesians 4:27, agreement, the enemy cannot simply take ground in your soul, you have to give him permission and that permission often doesn’t come with a shout, it comes with a whisper, with a moment of pain, of sin, of confusion, of vulnerability, this is the enemy’s blueprint. Agreement, it’s...

The good shepherd does not choose the valley because he is indifferent to the danger, he chooses it, because the valley is the only way to reach what lies on the other side, the destination requires the descent. The directional force embedded in the Hebrew preposition David uses in Psalm 23:4...

Matthew 7:24, the foundation is Jesus’ teaching, not man’s opinions, not cultural trends, have you ever heard someone say something that sounded spiritual, but it didn’t quite sit right. Maybe for a moment you thought that sounds good, this is why discernment is critical, because not everything...

The valley is deeper than you think, my shepherd is a covenant claim, it is the language of a man who is not describing a theological concept from a safe intellectual distance. David is describing a relationship he has staked his life on, he was a shepherd, he had knelt in the dirt of the...

Acts 17:11, how much more should we be testing everything we hear today, sometimes standing for truth means walking away, sometimes it means leaving a church that has embraced false teaching, sometimes it means distancing yourself from people who refuse to align with scripture and sometimes it...

2 John 1:9-10, this is not a small warning, John is not saying be careful, he is saying, do not even welcome them, do not invite them in, do not support them, do not align yourself with them in any way. False doctrine is not just wrong, it is deadly, because false doctrine works, the enemy does...

Galatians 6:9, the enemy wants you to give up, whenever you try to get serious about your faith, distractions increase. You commit to waking up early to pray, but suddenly your schedule becomes overwhelming. You decide to get back into the word, but then your phone won’t stop buzzing. You try to...

2 John 1:8, do not lose what you have worked for, if deception is the weapon, then compromise is the trap, because most people don’t fall away from the faith all at once, it happens slowly, one small compromise at a time. Watch yourselves, pay attention, be alert, because no one is immune to...