Posts with the tag “boldness”

"That you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." – 1 Peter 2:9 Some people live their whole lives trying to find their purpose. They chase influence, build platforms, or shrink into silence, hoping someone else will take the lead. But if you belong to Jesus, your purpose is not a mystery. God didn’t save you to sit quietly in the background. ...  Read More

"Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light." – Colossians 1:12 Every child born into a family receives something from their parents. It may be a name, a legacy, or even a material inheritance. But when you were born again into the family of God, you received something no earthly family could ever offer. That is, an eternal inheritance tha...  Read More

“But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you are to speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour, because it isn’t you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking through you.” - Matthew 10:19-20 If you are saved, you are sent. And if you are sent, you are called to go unashamed. That does not mean you will always be comfortable. Jesus was clear that following H...  Read More

“They broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts.” – Acts 2:46 Some things never change. From the earliest days of the church all the way back to the tent of Abraham, something sacred has happened around a table. When people sit down to share a meal, walls tend to come down, and something deeper gets stirred in the heart. The Bible shows us that food is oft...  Read More

“As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” – John 20:21 Most of us have no problem going when someone sends us. If your spouse sends you to grab milk, you go. If your boss sends you to a meeting, you show up. If your kids send you for a late-night snack run, you’re in the car before they finish the sentence. When people we care about or respect ask us to do something, we respond. But w...  Read More

“Then Jesus answered him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Rabboni,’ the blind man said to him, ‘I want to see.’” – Mark 10:51 Every now and then in life, we get the chance to make a bold request. A shot at asking for something big. But even then, most people play it safe. We ask for things that seem possible, things that feel reasonable, things we think we might deserve. Bartimaeus didn’t pl...  Read More

"Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God" - Romans 12:2 Let’s just say it plain, living for Jesus will not make sense to most people. It never has, and it never will. Following Christ means standing out, not blending in. It means refusing to be shaped by the patterns of this world ...  Read More