Belonging to Jesus will cost you. Friendships will shift. Habits will have to die. Pride, comfort, approval — all of it gets laid down.
The cross was never meant to be easy.
Hell is a real place of eternal judgment for those who reject Jesus. God is perfectly just to punish sin, but he is also rich in mercy.
Trust in Jesus' finished work today to be adopted into God's family to enjoy him forever.
Physical Bibles need to make a comeback in church.
A generation that only scrolls Scripture may eventually stop studying it.
There's something powerful about opening God's Word, highlighting verses, and knowing where you've encountered Him before.
Do you still bring a physical Bible to church?
Worship isn't just about the songs we sing on Sunday morning. It's a lifestyle of total surrender to the Lord in all things.
"Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship." (Rom. 12:1)
People Who Questioned God
Abraham — Asked how he would have a son.
Moses — Asked who he was to lead Israel.
Gideon — Asked for signs.
Habakkuk — Questioned God’s justice.
Jeremiah — Questioned his calling.
Thomas — Wanted evidence of Jesus’ resurrection.
The Bible doesn’t hide difficult questions.
God is not threatened by sincere questions.
Faith and thinking are not enemies.
Countries in the Bible and what they are called today:
Persia — Iran
Babylon — Iraq
Assyria — Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Canaan — Israel, Palestine, Lebanon
Aram — Syria
Moab — Jordan
Ammon — Jordan
Edom — Jordan
Philistia — Palestine (Gaza region)
Cush — Sudan / Ethiopia
Media — Iran
Mesopotamia — Iraq
Phoenicia — Lebanon
Asia Minor — Turkey
Macedonia — North Macedonia / Greece
Rome — Italy
Tarshish — Possibly Spain
The Bible was written in real places, among real nations, throughout real history.
These weren’t fictional lands. They were kingdoms, empires, and nations where God revealed Himself, judged rulers, raised prophets, delivered His people, and fulfilled His promises.
Don't just read the Bible for information. Read it to know God more and to live a more godly life by subitting yourself to it.
"Be doers of the word and not just hearers only" (James 1:22).
Some church will always have better coffee, better music, better facilities, better speaking, better marketing.
Showcase Christ and his gospel. Nobody can improve on that.
—@jaredcwilson