Dear Christians,
Remember these 4 truths always:

1. God’s throne is in heaven—none can usurp it (Ps11:4)

2. God’s power is matchless—none can withstand it (2Chron20:6)

3. God has a plan—no one can stop it (Is14:27)

4. God is good & upright—He can be trusted (Ps25:8,Prv3:5-6)

The Enneagram has become strangely comfortable in Christian circles.

But Christians should be cautious about using a system with dubious spiritual origins to tell us who we are.

Scripture already tells us who we are, why we sin, what needs to change, and how transformation happens.

We don't need nine personality types to explain the human heart.

We need God's Word.

I've heard this testimony so many times lately from teens & young adults:

"Social media had me convinced that I was gay or trans. However, I started following Jesus and reading my Bible and realized I was believing a lie!"

God's Truth is always better than the world's lies!

“Progressive Christianity” is usually code language for compromising on old sin.

Stick to Biblical Christianity.

We are all insane until we come to Christ. It’s only then that we receive a “sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).

For we wrestle not, against flesh and blood.

Ephesians 6:12

Very clearly.

September 29: Rebuilding Is Not Always Wise

#Devotional
Malachi 1:1–2:9; Acts 27:1–44; Job 31:9–22
Who can rebuild what Yahweh tears down? The prophets articulate this message again and again. Yahweh tears down evil things; evil people rebuild them; the prophets insist that He will just tear them down again. God tolerates evil for a time, waiting for people to repent, but when His patience is up, it’s up.

“ ‘I have loved you,’ says Yahweh, but you say, ‘How have you loved us?’ ‘Is Esau not Jacob’s brother?’ declares Yahweh. ‘I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated. I have made his mountain ranges a desolation, and given his inheritance to the jackals of the desert.’ If Edom says, ‘We are shattered, but we will return and rebuild the ruins,’ Yahweh of hosts says this: ‘They may build, but I will tear down; and they will be called a territory of wickedness, and the people with whom Yahweh is angry forever.’ Your eyes will see this, and you will say, ‘Yahweh is great beyond the borders of Israel’ ” (Mal 1:2–5).

This scene seems brutal upon first reading. If you’re on Jacob’s side, you’re fine—Yahweh loves you even though you don’t acknowledge it. But if you’re on Esau’s (Edom’s) side, you’re left wondering why God hates you so much—unless you know the backstory: Edom ravaged the lands of God’s people and committed atrocities against them in their greatest time of need. When foreign nations invaded Israel, Edom preyed on its brothers instead of coming to their defense. This is the reason for Yahweh’s anger—and why He will tear down whatever Edom builds.

How often do we try to excuse ourselves as Edom did—to defend our behavior as justifiable retribution for previous offenses? What does God think about the state of our hearts and the actions we take against others as a result?

September 29 - The Offer of Salvation

#LifeOfChrist

“‘For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him’” (John 3:16–17).

God’s gracious gift of salvation is freely available to whoever believes in Christ. The free offer of the gospel is broad enough to encompass the vilest sinner (1 Tim. 1:15), yet narrow enough to exclude all who reject Christ (John 3:18). But to those who come to Him on His terms, Jesus said, “The one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (John 6:37)—they will never perish.

To “perish” is to face God’s eternal judgment. It is true that “God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world.” Jesus Himself declared in John 12:47, “I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.” Yes, God will ultimately judge those who reject His Son, but this was not the mission of the Son in His first coming.

Furthermore, the point of Jesus’ coming was not to redeem Israel and condemn the Gentiles, “but that the world might be saved through Him.” God’s gracious offer of salvation extended beyond Israel to all mankind. Once again, Nicodemus should have known this, for in the Abrahamic covenant God declared, “I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed” (Gen. 12:3). Gentile salvation was always God’s purpose.

Ask Yourself

Are you ever troubled that your salvation is perhaps still in doubt, eligible for recall if you don’t toe a certain line or achieve a base level of righteousness? Take heart in the promise that coming to Christ equates to never being “cast out.”

DAY 29: Why does Paul use the word “mystery” so often in his letter to the Ephesians?

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No grave, no fear, no enemy can stand when we call on the Name of Jesus. 🙌

It’s the refusal to finally capitulate to sin.

“The righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.” Proverbs 24:16

Another day, another worship song stuck in your head.

His mercies are new every morning ☀️
@StudyBibleFam

If you have a boyfriend / girlfriend that is pulling you away from Jesus….

That is not the person you need to be with, that is the person you need to get away from.

September 29 (Tuesday)

Dear Daughter,

Oil kept in the flask, not just the lamp, was the wise virgins' whole advantage — reserve matters as much as what's currently burning.
Keep some love, some patience, some grace in reserve for your marriage's long nights, not just tonight's need.
Wisdom keeps a flask, not just a flame.

'The wise took flasks of oil with their lamps' (Matt 25:4).
What reserve — patience, grace, prayer — do you need to start keeping in the flask, not just the lamp?
#DearDaughter #KeepReserve #StrongMarriage

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Sep 29 (Tue)
Quick to forgive, slow to anger! 🕊️❤️ Release what's weighing you down today! Col 3:13 💞

Who do you need to forgive? #StrongMarriage #September

Your identity: Child of the Most High God! 🙌

Two words to hold onto, in these end times:

'fear not'...

Rest in His loving presence today 💛