We’re the church of the living God. We pledge our unwavering devotion to no human institution. We who’ve been purchased by Christ’s own blood cannot be bought or sold. So much of the good we’re called to do in this world is dependent on our free agency to all but Christ our King.
It will never be anything else. There is no new gospel. But make no mistake, there’s nothing this world has ever come up with to match the gospel. I’ve never had less confidence in people including the person in my mirror. But I’ve never had more confidence in Jesus & his gospel.
People of Jesus must return to Jesus. To the simplicity of wholehearted devotion. To spiritual disciplines of prayer, Bible reading, fasting, giving. To losing our lives in Christ so we can find them. The good life still comes from living the Jesus-life. It’s love & self-giving.
You’ll get where you thrive on the failure & shame of others. You’ll like it. Seek it. You won’t be able to look away from it. Anxiety will eat you alive. We cannot rewrite the book. There’s no new way to abundant life in a dying world. The systems are broken. They won’t save us.
Gonna tell y’all something. You better have a plan. If you think you’re gonna make it through this cultural climate unscathed, you’re crazy. Leave your mind unprotected, it’ll be a mudhole. Your heart, hate-infested. You’ll be mad constantly. Foul-mouthed. Unforgiving. Merciless.
When you know . . .
- that God is FOR you
- that His Spirit lives WITHIN you
- that His favor is UPON you
you are no longer consumed with insecurity about the odds that may be stacked AGAINST you. 🙏🏽
Be encouraged.
Revival's in the air, catch it if you can.
O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. -Habakkuk 3:2
God’s never been interested in you being “enough.” moses didn’t think he was good enough. people didn’t think david was strong enough. maybe tonight you’re in a “not enough” mindset. just know that God loves to show up in the not enough to teach us that he is more than enough.
God is awesome and He is working on the daily. Just be open to the Holy Spirit's prompting and I promise you you'll see God do his work! https://t.co/9EWB5CPFWg