Your Best Is Not Enough, and That Is Okay

Devotional Zechariah had a vision that is both jarring and deeply hopeful. He saw the high priest, the most religiously prepared man in all of Israel, standing before God. And his clothing was filthy. Not just dirty. The word used describes something covered in human...

Performance Will Never Be Enough

Devotional There is a quiet lie that creeps into the life of almost every churchgoer. It sounds something like this: if I just do enough, God will be pleased with me. It is subtle. It does not announce itself. It shows up as guilt when you miss a Sunday, or as pride...

The Problem Is Already Inside

Devotional It is easy to look at the world and think the problem is out there. Bad influences. Toxic environments. Difficult people. But Jesus pointed somewhere far more uncomfortable. He pointed inward. In Mark 7, the Pharisees were focused on what people touched,...

The Revolution of the Broken Body

Devotional Real change is costly. That is true in every area of life, and it is especially true in the Kingdom of God. Jesus did not offer a comfortable revolution. He offered a cross. He took bread, blessed it, and broke it, and in doing so He was previewing what was...

Every Miracle Has a Message

Devotional Miracles are easy to admire from a distance. But Jesus never performed a miracle just to impress a crowd. Every sign He performed was pointing to something deeper, something eternal. When He turned water into wine, He was revealing His glory. When He healed...

God Uses the Unlikely

Devotional Have you ever felt like you were not qualified enough for what God was asking of you? Maybe you looked at your past, your limitations, or your lack of experience and thought, surely God could find someone better for this. Here is the good news. He is not...