"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." — Ezekiel 36:26Many people carry around a quiet fear that their hea...  Read More

"I will give you a new heart... and I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees." — Ezekiel 36:26-27Author Brennan Manning once wrote that a person should define themselves radically...  Read More

"For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out." — Romans 7:18Here's one of the most important distinc...  Read More

"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." — Luke 8:15When's the last time the words "noble and good" we...  Read More

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" — 2 Corinthians 5:17Paul doesn't mince words here. He doesn't say the old is mostly gone, or mostly f...  Read More

"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." — Ezekiel 36:26Most of us carry around a quiet, nagging belief that...  Read More

"Though I am the least deserving of all God's people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ. I was chosen to explain to ev...  Read More

"But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God." - Acts 20:24Paul's ...  Read More

"… the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead." - Acts 20:23Following Jesus comes with predictable resistance. This isn't pessimism—it's realism. Paul received repea...  Read More

"I don't know what awaits me..." - Acts 20:22bHere's an uncomfortable truth: following God doesn't guarantee knowing all the details beforehand. Paul, one of history's most influential Christians, adm...  Read More

"And now I am bound by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem." -Acts 20:22aWhen the apostle Paul spoke of being "bound by the Spirit," he wasn't describing chains of obligation but rather a compelling inner c...  Read More

"Go from your country... to the land I will show you." - Genesis 12:1God didn't give Abraham a map. He didn't provide directions or reveal the destination. He simply said, "Start walking, and I'll sho...  Read More