The root of rejection manifests itself in different ways. As I shared in the last devotional, some choose to try to beat the system, others give in to the system, and some rebel against the system. Today’s devotional is about those who give in to the system. …
Jesus gave up His life, so we can be set free and live as free people. If we are going to remain free, we need to fight for our freedom and not allow ourselves to get entangled with carnality, which leads to a yoke of bondage again. The scriptures give us insight on how to keep ourselves free. …
Many Christians, including me, use the word “surrender” to describe our relationship with the Lord. However, the scripture does not use this word in our interaction with the Lord. Instead, the word “submit” is what used in our relationship with Him! …
As I was making one of my many Amazon purchases this week, I realized how dependent I have become on this form of digital shopping. It’s hard to remember the time that I actually had to wait and not have the item right away. Similarly, we create unnecessary spiritual and emotional attachments and we tell ourselves that we can’t live without them. …
The irony of the current inclusion culture is that it only accepts those who agree with its ideas, but if anyone disagrees with those ideas, they are excluded, dismissed, and labeled with derogatory terms. …
One of the amazing blessings of being saved and walking with God is the Lord’s power and desire to deliver us from sin and bondage. The scripture shows us that God’s deliverance extends to all forms of spiritual, relational, physical, and even geographical bondages. …
We live in a culture that opinions are a dime a dozen! We have no lack of opinion about various subject matters whether we have much knowledge about them or not. Developing opinions and critical thinking is part of our academic training, and it is a way that we show we have intelligence. However, God is not impressed with our opinions. As a matter of fact, our opinions are a hindrance to our spiritual growth and maturity. God sometimes, by His mercy, overrules our opinions to open our eyes to new possibilities and new levels of freedom. …
