Fusion

Christianity is not merely accepting Jesus or believing in Him, even though that is true. It is far greater than that. It is allowing Jesus to come inside us and fuse His divine life with ours. We become one with Him, and His divine life forms an entirely new person within us. We see this transformation happen again and again. Jesus described it as being born anew, from above. Divine joy, divine peace, and divine love become the hallmarks of this new nature, and our restless, thirsty souls finally find a home. This is enormous. The God of the universe…

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A Law of the Kingdom

The kingdom of God is a real kingdom. It has a government, with rules and laws. Laws exist for the protection of all, to bring peace and security. They are not meant to spoil our joy, but to guard our lives. When we drive our cars, there are many rules in place for the safety of everyone on the road. In the same way, the kingdom of God has laws designed for our well-being. One of these laws is found in Philippians 4:6–7: “Do not fret or have anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer…

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Finding Meaning in a Meaningless World

The apostle Paul made a striking statement in Philippians 3:8. He said that he counted everything as garbage compared to knowing Christ. To describe everything in the material world as garbage sounds extreme, but Paul was not saying that all things are worthless. He was saying that, in comparison to a relationship with Christ, everything else falls away. Garbage is made up of things we use up and no longer need, so we discard them. To view material things this way is not as unreasonable as it may sound, because that is ultimately what happens to all of them. Over…

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Defining Reality

We are born into a real world of things. Billions upon billions of realities that shape who we are. As we grow, we begin to define the world by observing it. We live in a world we discover, and those discoveries help define who we are and where we live. For example, we live on a small sphere we call Earth, rotating around a massive nuclear reaction at roughly 64,000 miles per hour. We cannot say the Earth is flat when observation tells us otherwise. Reality must be defined by what we see, not by what we wish. We are…

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What the Soul Is Seeking

There is something deep within humanity that is searching for satisfaction. It is the soul. It was placed there by God. The soul can only be satisfied by God Himself, by the presence of God. Yet we often seek satisfaction in earthly things, material possessions, food, entertainment, relationships, money, and more. We are trying to fill something deep within us, but material things and even people do not reach far enough. They remain on the surface and fade quickly. We must recognize that it is our soul that is seeking God, and that it can only be satisfied by the…

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A Work of God, Not Man

What is happening right now is not a work of man, but a work of God. It is called providence, God working in the affairs of humanity, initiating, guiding, and inspiring. This is what so many of us are sensing and feeling. There is one Holy Spirit moving within Christians worldwide. This is why so many are experiencing the same stirring at the same time. It feels deep, mysterious, and supernatural because it is. We are the responders. God is the initiator. Our place in these remarkable days is simply to respond to Him, to respond to His great love,…

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Beautiful Words

No greater words have ever been spoken on this earth than the words of Jesus. The Sermon on the Mount is astonishing. Jesus spoke truths from beyond this natural realm. His words are beautiful, comforting, and instructive. They calm troubled hearts, bring peace to weary souls, and give direction to uncertain paths. They impart life to tired bodies. His words bring joy into our lives regardless of earthly circumstances. Because Jesus is God, the One who created all things and who is eternal, His words carry ultimate authority. They lift us out of a world of insignificance and draw us…

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What the Soul Knows

Hidden within the soul of humanity are realities far beyond what we can see, beyond scientific discovery, and beyond the limits of our minds. We live in a temporal world, yet we can conceive of eternity. We live in a realm where everything breaks down and dies, yet we can imagine a world beyond death and decay. We can conceive that the world was created by God, and that the God who created all things loves us and desires to help us navigate this temporary life. The soul can conceive of heaven, the realm where God dwells, and it longs…

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