Weekly Reflection and Scripture Tags

"No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him."

Have you ever wondered what it will be like to celebrate a New Year—or a new beginning—with Jesus in the new Garden of Eden?

This thought is where the joy of the New Year rises in my soul!

Read with me Revelation 22:1–5:

“Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of

No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.

Weekly Reflection Revelation 22:3 NIV

“He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is the Word of God.”

The Word Who Came… and the Word Who Will Return”

This week, people all over the world will celebrate Christmas, the day Christians pause to remember the birth of Jesus.

But I want to ask you a deeper question: What does the birth of Jesus truly mean to you?

Yes, the Word of God became flesh.
He walked among us.
He taught us how to live a transformed life that honors God.
But His story did not end in a manger.
He carried a cross,

He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is the Word of God.

Weekly Reflection Revelation 19:13

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.”

My friend, what fruits are you producing in your life?

Did you know we have access to two vines? Each of these vines has a purpose in humanity’s story. Two trees—two vines—define the entire narrative of human life:

• The Tree of Knowledge: where humanity reached for wisdom apart from God.
• The Tree of the Cross: where Jesus surrendered His will to the Father

Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

Weekly Reflection John 15:5 NIV

"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

My friend, where is your heart?

I grew up hearing the saying, “He died of a broken heart.” But let me ask you, are you dying of a broken heart? No, I’m not referring to an earthly love story. I’m speaking about a spiritually decaying heart.

Our heart becomes the house for everything we register through our eyes. What we see impacts our mind, and our mind directs our body, either toward spiritual health or spiritual decay.

Jesus’ statement in verse 21 does not stand

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Weekly Reflection Matthew 6:21 NIV

“Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil.’”

The Mystery of “One of Us”

Have you ever pondered what God meant when He said, “one of Us”?
That phrase reveals the divine counsel of the Trinity, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, united in perfect wisdom, holiness, and purpose.

From the beginning, God possessed full knowledge of both good and evil. Yet His knowledge was pure, holy, and untainted, because evil could never corrupt His divine nature. God knew evil only as something to judge and

Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil.

Weekly Reflection Genesis 3:22 NKJV

“Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth, and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.”

Streams from Within: The Living Water of the Holy Spirit

I never cease to be amazed at how I can read a verse for years, and suddenly, one day, it hits me like a brick. It stops me in my tracks until God reveals what He wants me to see.

As I begin this new journey through the Old Testament, I realize that in

Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth, and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

Weekly Reflection Genesis 2:5–6 NIV

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

The Heart: The Storehouse of the Soul

My friend, when was the last time you paused to assess the condition of your heart?
Did you know that your heart is a storage room that feeds your soul?

When Jesus says in Luke 6:45,

“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart... for the mouth speaks what the heart is full of,” He is warning us that what we allow to be stored in our hearts will eventually become the fruit of our

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Weekly Reflection Proverbs 4:23 NIV

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

The Mind: The Battlefield of Truth

Let’s pause on the word renew.
To renew means to make new again, to restore to a fresh state, to regenerate or revive.
In Greek, the word anakainōsis (ἀνακαίνωσις) means a complete change for the better, a renovation of the heart and life.

Have you ever asked yourself why the Apostle Paul urges followers of Jesus to renew their minds?

If you know Paul’s life before he became an

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Weekly Reflection Romans 12:2 NIV

“You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.”

You Cannot Have Both: The Lord’s Table or the Table of Demons

Paul’s warning is clear: we cannot claim fellowship with Christ while indulging in what honors Satan. Yet this is the very deception Satan spreads—that we can have both Jesus and the world.

This week, as many celebrate Halloween, countless people will knowingly or unknowingly participate in practices rooted in darkness. Some embrace witchcraft, divination, and the

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.

Weekly Reflection 1 Corinthians 10:21 NKJV

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”

Equipped by the Spirit to Stand Strong

Do you feel defeated in your Christian walk? Have you ever said, “I’ll never overcome this sin,” or thought of walking away from Jesus because it feels too hard? Or are you overwhelmed with shame and feel no hope of return?  

That sense of defeat comes when we try to fight spiritual battles with human strength. Satan and his demons are spirits. To fight them in the flesh is like being thrown into the ocean

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

Weekly Reflection 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV