If you want a fruitful harvest, then you had better remove the rocks in the soil. This metaphor parallels with the lies we may be believing in our own lives. What lies need to be replaced with truth in your life?
Read MoreOur role is not passive in receiving God’s protection. God requires us to be active participants in the spiritual defense that He has provided for us.
Read MoreThe Lord sets forth the roles and responsibilities in Deuteronomy. The concept of having checks and balances for positions of power is biblical and imperative for healthy leadership.
Read MoreWhat should we do when someone wrongly judges us and attacks our character? Should we be defensive, or follow Christ’s example?
Read MoreWe must understand that, because we are in Christ and Christ is in us, we have authority as we submit to God. This authority is in order to resist the devil, stand firm, and serve as Christ’s ambassadors.
Read MoreThere is nothing that God has not anticipated or seen coming; nothing He can’t handle. if you’re reading this, God is not finished with you! What new thing does God want to do in this year? It won’t be based on self-effort. Rather, on your faith in what Jesus has accomplished. Greater things are still to come!
Read MoreHow do you express to the Lord your wonder at who He is along with your excitement that He has come and is coming again? This Christmas, spend time renewing your passion by worshipping our Messiah, the Risen Savior, who has known us and loved us from before time began.
Read MoreAs you navigate this Christmas season, there are a lot of things that can cause a level of anxiety, fear or dread. I urge you listen to the good news once more. It will provide peace and move you to action.
Read MorePeace is related to the internal order of our lives and not to the external disorder of the world. Peace on earth is what we want, but peace with God is something we already have.
Read MoreChristmas morning is a time to remember the arrival of Jesus Christ. His birth as a baby—and later death and resurrection—opened up the way for us to experience the security and protection that come with being born of God.
Read MoreDoes it feel easy or hard to praise God right now? Is there something in your life that makes it difficult to declare God’s goodness and love? Giving thanks is the means to experience God’s goodness and sovereignty because it changes our perspective and opens our eyes to truly see Him.
Read MoreHope is the present assurance of some future good. David battled depression and wrote about it in Psalms. Through his writing we can see three scriptural ways to overcome depression.
Read MoreShame is deeply seated and difficult to understand or remove, perhaps because it is from very old hurts. Nonetheless, it is possible to be rid of it. One of the transformational tools FIC uses to help us overcome shame and move forward into healing is recognition of our true identity in Christ.
Read MoreGod requires us to be merciful as He has been merciful to us, and to forgive as He has forgiven us. The following are steps to forgiving from our hearts.
Read MoreWe cannot make others what we want them to be, and they cannot keep us from being the person God created us to be. What we have freely received from God, we freely extend to others.
Read MoreIt’s very easy to get down on ourselves—especially when you fail or make a mistake. It’s easy to believe that God did not design us the way we should’ve been, or He made a mistake. But God knew exactly what He was doing when He created you.
Read MoreWe glorify God by making ourselves known as Spirit-filled believers who give thanks to God always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read MoreThis word precious in Hebrew means highly valued, esteemed, and prized. We're not precious and hidden in a back room. We're precious and always in His sight. We are precious in the best kind of way!
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