Galatians 3:10-14 NASB "For all who are of works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the Law, to do them.” [11] Now, that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “the righteous one will live by faith.” [12] However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, “The person who performs them will live by them.” [13] Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”— [14] in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." Being under the law comes with a curse. Living under legalistic religious demands is a doomed endeavor. You have to do it perfectly. You can't. You don't. That's why we are told that, "no one is justified by the Law before God." Living by faith, trusting in Jesus and his finished work as all that is needed for righteousness, comes with the blessing of Abraham. Live by faith. Don't trust in your own obedience and ability to do the impossible. #grace #gospel #faith #jesuschrist #cross

Matthew 26:2 NASB “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.” Our Lord Jesus knew exactly what will happen to Him and He did not run away from it, though difficult! How many christians run away and complain about the difficulties because of being christian. But He already told us difficulties will come just because we choose Him! Prayer: John 15:20 NASB “Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also." May we be faithful to our christian calling including to being persecuted just like our Lord Jesus Christ. In Your Name we pray. Amen.

1 Corinthians 4:1 NASB "This is the way any person is to regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God." Many people who have been deceived into believing false Gospels, those that add any human effort to salvation, which is a gift from God to all those who place their faith in Jesus alone, think that they are servants of Christ because they go about spreading their false gospels. BUT they believe in a different gospel and follow a different christ. Ministers of the true gospel are "stewards of the mysteries of God." The word "steward" was translated from the Greek word οἰκονόμος, pronounced oy-kon-om'-os, and it means, according to Strong's Exhaustive Dictionary, "a house distributor (that is manager) or overseer that is an employee in that capacity; by extension a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 (𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹): - chamberlain governor steward." Preachers of the true gospel preach about the mysteries of God. 👇👇👇 1 Corinthians 2:7-13 NASB "but we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory; [8] the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory; [9] but just as it is written: “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the human heart, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.” [10] For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. [11] For who among people knows the thoughts of a person except the spirit of the person that is in him? So also the thoughts of God no one knows, except the Spirit of God. [12] Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God. [13] We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words." The great mystery is this: that God would so love us that he withheld nothing from us, even offering up the body and blood of his own son for us, so that if we'd only believe in Jesus and his finished work at Calvary as being sufficient for our salvation, that we would be given the righteousness of God in Christ, salvation, redemption, justification, sanctification and inherit eternal life through no effort of our own or any of our own works through obedience to the commandments. Anything else is a false Gospel. Anyone offering you a Jesus who wasn't enough is offering you a false Jesus and a different Jesus. #jesuschrist #faith #cults #gospel #grace

Acts 12:6 NASB "On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison." What kind of person can sleep the night before his execution! Only one who is sure about his relationship with God, who knows he's doing exactly what God wants him to do. In complete Peace and the Presence of God! Amen. Prayer: Philippians 4:4 NASB "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!" May we follow with the Apostle Peter's and Paul's example....in complete Confidence, Peace and Joy, always in His Presence! Though they were in prison and persecuted, they were free in Jesus Christ! Amen.

Genesis 15:6-8 NASB "Then he believed in the Lord; and He credited it to him as righteousness. [7] And He said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it.” [8] But he said, “Lord God, how may I know that I will possess it?'” Look at that! 👀 Look and see how quickly belief can turn to doubt. Yes, Abraham believed. Yes, God gave him right standing, not because of his actions but simply because he believed God had told him the truth. The Apostle Paul made Abraham's righteousness through faith a significant point of the gospel message, and he was right in doing so. Belief is what Jesus told Nicodemus was necessary to inherit eternal life. Abraham believed God. God accounted Abraham's belief as enough reason to give right standing to Abraham. Yet, in the next line, we read that God said something else to Abraham right after Abraham was declared righteous. God told Abraham that he would possess the land he was in, and Abraham's response to this new promise? Doubt. "How will I know that I will possess it," he asked? Keep the faith! Doubts are normal and natural, but, when it comes to God's word, never believe your doubts or doubt your belief in Him. #believe #faith #jesuschrist #cross #grace

A Spiritual Essay… Psalm 29:2…"Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; Worship the Lord in holy array." HOW DO WE HONOR GOD? Honoring God is not merely a matter of traditional religious observance or lip service; it is the comprehensive posture of a life completely surrendered to His sovereignty and love. Scripture warns against a superficial faith: "Because this people draw near with their words and honor Me with their lip service, but they remove their hearts far from Me" (Isaiah 29:13, NASB). True honor requires the engagement of our entire heart, translating reverence into daily action. First, we honor God through our resources and priorities. Proverbs 3:9–10 (NASB) instructs us: "Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce." By offering Him our best rather than our leftovers, we acknowledge that He is the ultimate provider of all we possess. Second, honor is expressed through absolute obedience and wholehearted worship. The Lord makes His standard clear in 1 Samuel 2:30 (NASB): "Those who honor Me I will honor." This honor is fleshed out in our everyday decisions, whether mundane or monumental. As Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NASB), "Whether, then, you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." Every mundane task becomes an act of worship when done with an eternal focus. Finally, we honor God by offering our very lives as a continuous sacrifice. Romans 12:1 (NASB urges, "Present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." When we align our thoughts, actions, and character with His holiness, we ascribe to Him the true glory due His name (Psalm 29:2), proving ourselves faithful servants who treasure His presence above all else. A CLOSING PRAYER… Heavenly Father, I desire to honor You in every area of my life. Help me to surrender my daily priorities, my resources, and my choices to Your lordship, offering my entire heart rather than mere lip service. Let my thoughts, words, and actions reflect a deep, reverent awe of Your holiness. Empower me to walk faithfully today, keeping eternity in view, so that everything I do brings genuine glory and praise to Your name. Amen. THE BIBLE: We need to READ IT. We need to STUDY IT. We need to BELIEVE IT. We need to LIVE IT.

Colossians 2:13-14 NASB "And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings, [14] having 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 the 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 of debt 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 against us, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀; and He has taken it out of the way, having 𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 it to the cross." We believers were spiritually dead in sin and guilty of wrongdoings too, but Jesus washed that all away and made us spiritually alive! That born again spiritual life is "eternal life." We will never be judged again for our sins, because even the "𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲" "𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀" "𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀" has been "𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱" and "𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱" to the cross. What is this certificate consisting of decrees that are hostile to us? 👇👇👇 Ephesians 2:15-16 NASB "by abolishing in His flesh the hostility, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 composed of commandments expressed in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two one new person, in this way establishing peace; [16] and that He might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the hostility." Notice the answer. The thing hostile to us consisting of decrees, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, is the law. It is NOT the ordinances themselves. It is the 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. The Amplified Bible puts it this way. 👇👇👇 Ephesians 2:14-15 AMPC "For He is [Himself] our peace (our bond of unity and harmony). He has made us both [Jew and Gentile] one [body], and has broken down (destroyed, abolished) the hostile dividing wall between us, [15] By abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the enmity [caused by] 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 [which He annulled]; that He from the two might create in Himself one new man [one new quality of humanity out of the two], so making peace." How can the commandments be "𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲" to us? Because to be subject to them, to be under them, we are held accountable to our performance at obeying them. If we disobey, if we break them, which we do, which we did, we were guilty of sin, and the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). The good news is that we are no longer under the law. We are under grace (Romans 6:14). How's that possible? Because, for the believer, the law has been "𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱," so we are no longer accountable to it. We are dead to it (Romans 7:4). We have been reborn as a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). We are born again, and we have eternal life.

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A dull axe doesn’t need a harder swing. It needs sharpening. Maybe we do too. Scripture sharpens us, and so do the people who have walked with God long enough to know something worth passing on. Iron sharpens iron, and that only works if you hold still long enough for it to happen. Sometimes God has to get us to stop swinging long enough to listen. “…wisdom has the advantage of bringing success.” Ecclesiastes 10:10 NASB

2 Corinthians 4:13-15 NASB "But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written: “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸, [14] knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus, and will present us with you. [15] For all things are for your sakes, 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, will cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God." We believers proclaim the good news of God's grace, so that the gospel of grace will spread to more people and free them from sin and legalistic religion (which results in death) and cause them to rejoice in thanksgiving that brings glory to our God who saves and gives eternal life. #jesus #grace #faith #believe #cross