“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” (‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬) D.A. Carson once said: “The truth of the matter is that all we have to do is live long enough…

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. (‭‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4‬‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬) Scripture is full of passages showing persistence in prayer. For example, the story of the persistence widow in Luke’s Gospel. The judge didn’t grant the widow’s wishes because he truly believed in her request but simply because he was tired of her…

Everything is falling apart around us. The culture is growing more antagonistic, the church is growing more divisive, and professing Christians are becoming apostate. It’s easy to look around at this madness and go crazy. And sometimes that may happen if we don’t guard our hearts. Friend, stand firm in the gospel. It’s a fight—not…

Let’s talk about three of God’s attributes briefly. God is omnipotent. This simply means he is all-powerful. He possesses all power. There is nothing above God in strength because he has all strength. Nobody matches up with him. Nothing touches him. And he has the right to do whatever he pleases (Psalm 115:3). He has…

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (‭‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬) God calls me to love my neighbor—but who is that? Is that the atheist down the street, the Buddhist next door, the LGBTQ+ member who just moved in the neighborhood? Yes, it is. When He calls…

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭ESV‬) Salvation comes to us by grace alone through faith alone. Do you really believe this? The above passage and…

Jesus loves you. Yes…you. Even in your mess—even in your fickle emotions and failures—the Son of God loves you. Friend, the love Jesus has for you is not the love we humans commonly speak of. It’s not the love of Hallmark or Disney movies. It’s not the love that is present one day and gone…

Sin is a menace. Each day it keeps rearing its ugly head, waiting for you to give in, waiting for you to succumb to its enticements. The fight is real—and it is difficult. Brother, sister, friend—keep fighting. Are you struggling with sin? Keep fighting. Is sin habitually knocking you over? Keep fighting. Keep fighting by…