Daily Devotional - June 13, 2025

6/13/25

Good morning, Friends,

John 12:42-43 NLT

[42] Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue. [43] For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.

Human approval is not necessarily a bad thing. However, loving anything more than God is never a good thing. Here, we see many people who did believe in Jesus, as the son of God, the Messiah. But their fear of the Pharisees was greater. They did not want to be put out of the synagogue for believing in Jesus Christ, so, they chose to be secret believers to avoid persecution.

Friends, there is definitely a cost to trusting in Jesus. There will be consequences for your allegiance to him. Everyone, every system, every organization, everything that is opposed to him will find offense when you are truly submitted in obedience to the teachings of Jesus Messiah. If you faced no persecution, no rejection, no consequence, and if there is no cost to your faith, then your faith isn't really worth anything.

The optics are terrible to imagine people caring more about human approval than God's approval. However, it is more meaningful , in my opinion, for us to look at '"our" lives and see if we operate in the same function, under the same system, with the same thought process in mind. What does your trust in Jesus the Christ "look" like in a world system that is systematically and inherently depraved?

Are you a secret believer? A closet Christian? An actor playing your role to avoid anyone noticing? Is this even possible to be so and truly have a relationship with Christ?

The ball is in your hands, shoot the rock or pass it to someone else .

Good day, Beloved!

Maranatha (The Lord is coming)

Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God Alone)

- Grace & Peace

Pastor Trent

Comments

Devotional Reading - December 16, 2025

12/16/25 Good morning, Friends, Acts 4:12 - [12] And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved. BOLDNESS! In the chapter before this, Peter heals a man who had been disabled his whole life. The crowd is amazed. Everyone’s staring at Peter and John like they’re the heroes. But Peter shuts all that down immediately. He tells them straight up: “This wasn’t us. This was God working through Jesus Christ.” Peter refuses the spotlight and points all the credit where it belongs. That’s the same bold truth behind this verse, Jesus Christ alone saves. No exceptions. No substitutes. No backup plans. Peter is standing in front of religious leaders who believed they were right with God because of rules, traditions, and family history. And Peter doesn’t sugarcoat it. He tells them clearly: none of that saves you. Not religion. Not good behavior. Not being sincere. Not choosing another spiritual lane. Only J...

Daily Devotional - October 29, 2025

10/29/25 Good morning, Friends, Luke 22:33–34 (LSB) — “But he said to Him, ‘Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!’ But He said, ‘I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.’” Peter really meant well. His heart was full of passion and loyalty when he told Jesus he’d follow Him anywhere, even to prison or death. But when the pressure hit, fear took over, and Peter did exactly what he swore he wouldn’t: he denied Jesus three times . This moment reminds us that good intentions aren’t the same as strong faith. Sometimes we’re like Peter, real quick to say, “Lord, I’ll never turn my back on You,” but then life gets real. The heat rises, the crowd’s watching, and suddenly we shrink back. Jesus wasn’t trying to embarrass Peter; He was exposing Peter’s weakness so He could strengthen 💪 him later. God still does that with us today. He lets us see how fragile our confidence is when it’s built on...

Devotional Reading - January 1, 2026

01/01/26 Happy new year and O' happy day! Good morning, Friends, Luke 17:5 - And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith! In this passage Jesus was teaching His disciples about forgiveness, not the easy kind, but the kind that keeps forgiving even when it’s hard, frustrating, and painful. He was calling them to be patient and long-suffering with people who mess up again and again. The disciples realized real quick that they didn't have enough faith to carry this out on their own. They could've complained, threw a tantrum, got an attitude with Jesus, but the radical part about it is they didn't act fake or make excuses. They went straight to Jesus and said, “Increase our faith.” That’s a powerful moment right there! The disciples understood that following Jesus isn’t just about trying harder. Sometimes it’s about admitting, “Lord, I don’t have what this requires.” They saw a spiritual gap in themselves and knew only Jesus could fill it. Check it out, incr...

Unplugged and Uncompromised

Search This Blog