Before Paul teaches, he embraces. These verses remind us that the gospel does not merely invite us to believe—it calls us to belong. We are not our own. We are loved, called, claimed, and blessed, all by grace.
We assume that oil belongs to the olive and juice belongs to the grape, as though these things were automatic outcomes of pressure and process. Yet Micah reveals something far deeper: even the yield within the fruit itself is governed by the word of the Lord. The olive may be full and the grape ripe, but the oil and the wine are never guaranteed. What we extract is not a natural entitlement, but a daily mercy—quietly renewed, and often taken entirely for granted.
Could the intercession of two elderly sisters in the Hebridean Revival be part of the story behind a U.S. President? A testimony about prayer, legacy, and the mysterious ways of God in our times.
We often rush past Romans 1:1–5 as mere introduction, but it contains the heartbeat of the gospel—Christ at the centre, the Spirit as the power, and God’s glory as the goal. This same Spirit, promised in Zechariah 4, remains the source of all true ministry.
Some passages in Scripture carry the direct weight of heaven’s voice—where the Spirit seems not only to inspire the words, but to take hold of the pen. This reflection explores those unveiled moments when God speaks without restraint.
This is a wonderful video and a moving true story.
What does it mean to be sanctified by the blood of Jesus? This powerful meditation by Miles McKee reminds us that our access to God is forever secured by the finished work of Christ — not our efforts.