Unto Jesus, not unto men
In our lives, Jesus wants to be Lord of all. Rev 3:16. What version of Jesus do you believe? The false preached Jesus that following doesn’t come with a cost? The one that keeps you comfortable, the one that keeps you just the way that you are? The one that tells you everything that you want to hear? Or the True and Risen Jesus? The one that calls you out of your comfort? The one that calls you to give up your sinful and selfish will? The one that calls you to sacrifice? The one that does come with a cost and calls you to fully surrender and submit to Him no matter the cost? The True and Risen Jesus is who we should all desire to believe and follow. Not the American version, the watered down version, or the Jesus we made up in our mind. But the true Biblical version. Because that Jesus is the one that lives and sits on the throne, the only one that can save, the one that heals, and the one that transforms.
“Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:31-32
So I was reading about King Solomon in the Bible, and honestly… this story messed with my head a little. In 1 Kings 3:12, God literally told Solomon that He would give him wisdom like no one before him and no one after him. Like… imagine being the wisest person to ever live. Ever. That made me wonder, Why did God make Solomon so special? Why give him wisdom greater than anyone else in history? Then I kept reading, and I found his downfall in 1 Kings 11.
I was confused. Where did that wisdom go?
How could the wisest man in the world end up worshiping idols? How could someone so wise make such foolish decisions? So I kept searching, reading, thinking…... and then I found this line that hit me hard: "If this was the case with the wisest man who ever lived, then what hope do we have apart from constant dependence on Jesus Christ? Let the example of Solomon drive us to greater dependence on Him." And that’s when it clicked. No matter how smart you are. No matter how blessed you are.
No matter how high God lifts you. If you stop fearing God….. If you stop depending on Him..... You can fall. Badly. Even Solomon fell.
And it honestly felt like God was talking straight to me:
“Oh you want to be wise?
Look at the wisest man in the world.
See what happened when he stopped walking with Me.”
God’s works are truly beyond our understanding.
Praise the Lord!
There is something powerful I noticed during my Bible study this morning while reading the story of Joshua and Caleb.
When Moses sent twelve men to spy the land of Canaan, they all saw the same thing. They saw the same cities, the same land, and the same giants — the sons of Anak.
But when they returned, their reports were completely different.
Ten of the spies came back with fear.
They said the cities were fortified, the people were strong, and the giants were too powerful. They concluded that the land could not be taken.
But Caleb and Joshua had a different confession.
They did not deny the presence of the giants. They saw them too. But their focus was not on the giants — their focus was on God.
They remembered what God had already done.
They remembered how God delivered them from Pharaoh in Egypt.
They remembered how the Red Sea opened before them.
They remembered how God provided food in the wilderness.
So instead of spreading fear, they spoke faith.
They said: “We are well able to go up and take the land.”
This story reveals something very important for us as believers today:
Two people can see the same problem but respond with completely different faith.
Many believers today are surrounded by giants.
Some people are facing the giant of rent and financial pressure.
Some are battling the giant of sickness.
Some are facing the giant of unemployment.
Some are struggling with depression, fear, or addiction.
And sometimes these giants can make people feel like going back to Egypt.
The children of Israel forgot how God fought for them. Because of fear, they even said it would have been better to return to Egypt — the same place where they were slaves.
That is what fear does.
Fear makes people forget God’s past faithfulness.
Sometimes rent pressure can make someone return to compromise.
Sometimes sickness can make someone lose faith in God.
Sometimes lack of employment can make someone return to sin or begin to doubt God.
But today I want to remind someone reading this:
Do not take your eyes off God because of the giants.
The size of the giant does not determine the outcome — the power of God does.
If God delivered you before, He can deliver you again.
If God opened a door before, He can open another one.
If God protected you yesterday, He can protect you today.
What matters is your confession and where your eyes are fixed.
Caleb and Joshua did not allow the giants to control their faith.
They chose to trust God even when the situation looked impossible.
And that should be our mindset as believers.
No matter what you are facing right now —
no matter how big the problem looks —
no matter how impossible the situation seems —
Do not allow the problem to become bigger than God in your mind.
Keep your eyes on Him.
Because the same God who fought for Israel is still fighting for His people today.
And when God fights for you, no giant can stand.
Stay in faith.
Stay in prayer.
Stay in obedience.
Your victory is not determined by the giants in front of you —
it is determined by the God who goes before you. 🙏🔥
Completely out of context!! He talked about being born again IN CHRIST! When you give your life to Jesus the old life you lived stuck in sin dies and you are now living with the Holy Spirit! Check out 2 Cor 5:17🙏🏼
My house is built on Jesus
“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
Matthew 7:24-27
Pistons/Hornets been a lowkey random rivalry since the Kemba & Blake Griffin days & I'm not even kidding 🤣 them games used to be jumping for no reason lol
POWERFUL: #Texans star pass rusher Will Anderson Jr. went to the San Quentin prison during Super Bowl week and shared the word of Jesus with 150 inmates this week.
30 of these prisoners accepted Jesus Christ, and eight of them were baptized.
Really special.
(📸@GodBehindBars)
Here’s something people often miss when referencing God’s grace:
“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age…” - Titus 2:11-12
The grace of God doesn’t just forgive, it also teaches, transforms & empowers!