Matthew is perhaps most famous for writing one of the four gospel accounts about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Not only did Matthew write what would end up being one of the four authoritative, preserved, and passed down accounts of the life of Christ, Matthew was also famously one of the original twelve
Tag: God’s Grace
Let My People Go
Moses spoke the Word of God to power and led his people out of slavery. Seven times in the book of Exodus in the Bible Moses goes to the king of Egypt, Pharaoh, and shares God’s command to free the people of Israel, the last time saying, “This is what the LORD, the God of the
Down, But Never Out
Don’t be surprised when the enemy hits you when you are down. One of the key strategies of the enemy is to wait until you are weak, depressed, sad, grieving, angry, frustrated, hungry, oppressed, sick, in a bad mood, struggling, or having a bad day for whatever reason — and that is when the enemy
The Power of a Positive Response
No matter what the situation, God is calling you to respond with love, compassion, forgiveness, mercy, grace, and understanding. Jesus put it this way, “You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say, do not resist an
Up Close and Personal
Isn’t it interesting that usually when people talk about absolute truth they speak in generalities? As if to be absolute a fact has to establish a stereotype and so act as a precursor to prejudice? In this worldview, the believer asserts that God sees all people in the most vague and categorical ways. And so, to
Boldly Declare Grace
Shame. Guilt. Fear. Judgment. Condemnation. Punishment. Isolation. For thousands of years these have been the prescription for and the expected result of sin. They have been codified in legal systems, embedded culturally in societies, and preached from pulpits the world over. They have transcended dogma and tradition, reaching from the major world religions all the
Overcoming The No Decision Paradox
You cannot abstain from life or the situations you find yourself in. No decision is, in fact, always a decision. And yet, sometimes you don’t see clearly what you want or what choice will yield the best outcome. Sometimes it seems easier to put your head down, close your eyes, and hope that someone else
Living By Grace Starting Today
Living by grace. Free. Bold. Strong. Courageous. Too many people today are struggling to survive and thrive simply because they believe they are not good enough, don’t measure up, and can’t make the cut. They believe that they are not worth God’s time, God’s love, or God’s blessings — and so they don’t even bother
The Actual Power of Peace
When you wake up in the morning, in that moment before you have pushed the covers back, before the cold reality of a brisk tile floor has met your feet, before you have stood in the warmth of a shower with your eyes closed enjoying a moment of solitude, before the worries, the cares, the
Applicants Not Supplicants
God is not interested in belittling you. God is not interested in you belittling yourself. Everything — EVERYTHING that God has in store for you is good. Every plan that God has for you is a blessing. Every thought that God has for you is refulgent with prosperity. Every promise that God has spoken over your
Do You Believe In Grace?
Do you believe in grace? When you ask yourself what you need in order to be successful in life, what do you believe the answer is? When you consider the pursuit of happiness, fulfillment, peace, and joy, what do you identify as the root cause? When you are in the fight of your life for
Salvation
Have you ever been saved? Jesus said that His mission was, “to seek and to save what was lost” – Luke 19 (NIV) So, what was lost? When a sailor is out at sea and a storm comes up, the wind and the waves start pouring over their boat, the engine room floods and