Jesus Christ came into the world so that your life could be part of a better story, so that the worst thing that happened to you would not become the defining thing in your life. If you have been abused in any way, a great step of faith for you today would be to believe that the Lord Jesus Christ can make your life part of a better story.

The natural sequel to sin is not repentance, but hiding from God, and that experience for a believer always proves miserable.

The natural sequel to sin is not repentance, but hiding from God, and that experience for a believer always proves miserable.

This story is in the Bible to tell us that sin destroys. That’s why sin should horrify us. And it should drive us to Jesus Christ. In David we have a king of great accomplishments, but he can’t stand against temptation. In Jesus Christ, we have a king who is without sin.

This story is in the Bible to tell us that sin destroys. That’s why sin should horrify us. And it should drive us to Jesus Christ. In David we have a king of great accomplishments, but he can’t stand against temptation. In Jesus Christ, we have a king who is without sin.

Prayer is standing in the gap between what God has said and what you experience, and bringing them together. I need what you have said. That’s how prayer works!

Prayer is standing in the gap between what God has said and what you experience, and bringing them together. I need what you have said. That’s how prayer works!

Here is a great motive for pursuing holiness of life, for waging war against the sin that remains in your life. Think what you could be for the Lord. Think what you might do. Think how he might use you if the sins that have gained power over you were driven out! Don’t let an impure heart put you on the sidelines of usefulness to God!

Here is a great motive for pursuing holiness of life, for waging war against the sin that remains in your life. Think what you could be for the Lord. Think what you might do. Think how he might use you if the sins that have gained power over you were driven out! Don’t let an impure heart put you on the sidelines of usefulness to God!

If it is really true that you want to do something for God, your love for the Lord will remain the same whether you get to do it or not. Don’t find your joy in what you are doing for Jesus. Find your joy in what Jesus does for you.