Sin. I’ve done it and shamefully continue to do so in one form or another. Sometimes it’s my actions but more so it’s my thoughts. Regardless, it’s wrong in the eyes of God and I’ve experienced a variety of consequences and embarrassment. Can you relate with remorse, guilt, and shame? Can you relate to the consequences; personal, familial, societal, and spiritual separation from God? And let’s not...  Read More

We all at some point or another have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe it was a car accident, something spilled on you, etc. It's never a good thing or good timing. The effects of the aftermath seem to be intense. We see in today’s Scripture that David was in the wrong place and the wrong time. Now the story of David and Bathsheba could fill this entire devotional booklet plus a cou...  Read More

We’ve all heard the saying “The grass is always greener on the other side.” How many times have we looked at someone else’s life and thought, “Gosh, do they have it good.” It is a natural tendency to do so. It could be because they have more money, a better job, better marriage, better kids, a better car, and on and on. But envy is an unhealthy thing. It can cause depression, withdrawal, and a who...  Read More

The weight of sin—far heavier than anyone should carry for any length of time. Yet, so many of us chose to bottle it up, accept the shame and guilt, and try to forget it happened. However, our body knows—it can cause us to be stressed and filled with anxiety, it can cause us to fall into depression and despair, it can cause us to become erratically angry. Sin literally, chemically, changes us. Whi...  Read More

James 1:13-15 “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” Picture yourself in the scene of a scary movie, que the scary mus...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:   What is “off limits” is often what we desire. Sometimes it’s out of intrigue. Sometimes it’s out of rebellion. Sometimes it’s out of lust. No matter what, the Bible does warn us about those things that would steal our joy and ruin our purpose. At the center of temptation is always the lie of the enemy that there is something “better to experience!” From the very beginnin...  Read More