Struggling Christian, come to the Lord and confess your doubts. Admit your weakness; be honest in your desperate need and you will find the strength of God. You may be wondering whether your weak and flagging faith is enough, but little is much when you bring it to the Lord. He won’t extinguish a smouldering wick or break a bruised reed.
Metamorphosis and change is right at the heart of the Christian life. We are changed and are being changed, and on the last day we will be fully changed. The gospel tells us that we are not fatalistically determined to continue in the same destructive patterns of brokenness that we may find ourselves in today.
If you cling to your life and act as those you are the centre of the universe, then the very life that you are clinging to will slip through your fingers. It is only through dying to yourself and bowing your knee to Christ that you will find true and abiding life.
Jesus asks every person the same question: “Who do you say that I am?” No one else can answer this question for you.
Which Jesus do you confess? A therapeutic Jesus? A political Jesus? A self-help Jesus? Or the crucified and risen Christ?
In Mark 8:11–21, Jesus confronts two kinds of spiritual blindness: the hardened unbelief of the Pharisees and the temporary blindness of the disciples. One rejects Christ completely. The other forgets Him in moments of fear and need.
The problem isn’t that you have too many desires, the problem is that sin misguides you in your desires and directs you to something that won’t satisfy you. But only the Lord Jesus Christ can truly satisfy the deepest need of your soul.
Sin is not merely a behavioural issue—it’s an issue of the heart and the affections. Your life is always moving in the direction of your deepest loves. You can change behaviour with discipline, but only Jesus Christ can transform your heart.
Why is it so easy to go through the motions while our hearts drift far from God and why is that so dangerous? Through loopholes and our own modern excuses, religious activity can often be a mask for disobedience. But the gospel offers real hope: we don’t fix our hearts – God gives us new ones. Discover how Christ’s perfect heart secures our acceptance and fuels genuine, heartfelt obedience.
When you hear the message of the resurrection, will you respond with open-hearted faith that leads to transformation? Or will it remain just another interesting idea—something to discuss, but not something that changes your life?
In the midst of whatever storm you are facing, Jesus comes to you. The remedy for your fears is not minimizing your hardship, it is found in looking to God who is greater than your hardship.