Don't let the enemy tell you that God could never love you. Don't let him tell you that "this is the time you've messed up too much. You could never come back from that." Don't let him tell you that "Because of all these things you've done, God's never going to forgive you," "You're broken. You're just trash."

Because God recycles. He transforms lives. He restores. He rejoices for the redeemed lives by the blood of Jesus Christ.

Satan wants us to look back on our lives and only see our mistakes, failures, and shortcomings. God wants us to look back and just see the cross. When we feel like we're not enough, it's Christ that says, "So what? I am." It's God's desire that we align ourselves with Him. To be vertically true.

In this present darkness we see in our world, it is far better to be a light, that others may be shown the way. And the wonderful, awe-inspiring thing is that it's not through our own strength that we be a light in a dark world, but through the strength of Christ. It can be so easy for us to look at Peter and think, "I would never deny Him three times like he did right in front of Jesus." But instead, what an incredible example and admirable trait to be able to say when Jesus asks, "do you love me?" to be able to say, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." 

God doesn't want our successes. He wants us. Your existence doesn't have to be justified by your accomplishments. Your significance, your value has already been proven and paid for by God, who gave His one and only son so that you may have eternal life. So that you can have the life that He paid for. Free of charge.

Don't let the symbol of our worship be a dollar sign when it should be a cross.

Don't let the symbol of our worship be a dollar sign when it should be a cross.

When we own our sin and realize the sheer weight of it, when we dig down beyond the surface to the root of our sins and grasp the weight of it all - it magnifies what Christ did for us that much more.  Thank God that no matter our sins, we have a savior with which we can walk in joy.

What a marvelous joy it is to know the one and only God of Israel. The same God that heard and answered Elijah's prayers, the same God that brought the rain, is the same God that is with us today. What a marvelous joy the foundation before us upon which we can rebuild the altars in our heart, that He is with us every step of the way. When we find ourselves between two opinions, He's with us. If we stumble and find ourselves turned toward the way of the world, He's with us. When we turn toward Him and serve Him, He's with us.

In this present darkness we see in our world, it is far better to be a light, that others may be shown the way. And the wonderful, awe-inspiring thing is that it's not through our own strength that we be a light in a dark world, but through the strength of Christ. It can be so easy for us to look at Peter and think, "I would never deny Him three times like he did right in front of Jesus." But instead, what an incredible example and admirable trait to be able to say when Jesus asks, "do you love me?" to be able to say, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." 

In this present darkness we see in our world, it is far better to be a light, that others may be shown the way. And the wonderful, awe-inspiring thing is that it's not through our own strength that we be a light in a dark world, but through the strength of Christ. It can be so easy for us to look at Peter and think, "I would never deny Him three times like he did right in front of Jesus." But instead, what an incredible example and admirable trait to be able to say when Jesus asks, "do you love me?" to be able to say, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you."