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  Scripture: “And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children... Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.” — Ephesians 3:6,12 NLT Devotional: Sometimes the question isn’t Can God do it? It’s will He do it for me? We sit quietly in rooms full of people and wonder if we’ve been counted out. If maybe we missed our moment. If maybe God saw us, but didn’t choose us. But Ephesians 3 interrupts that lie with truth. Paul reveals something that should shake your spirit awake: you were always part of the plan. Not an afterthought. Not a backup. Not someone God was stuck with. You are a daughter or son deliberately placed in the family of God. This chapter unveils a holy mystery that once felt hidden behind stained glass and sealed scrolls. But now, it’s made clear. God’s plan was never limited to one people, one background, one kind of pers...

I had a dream the other night. I was preaching. (We’ll skip over that part for now. 😅) But in the dream, the message I was preaching was Here Comes the Bride . I woke up thinking, Okay, Lord… what does that mean? Then I heard Him say, "This week, I want you to tell my people to prepare for the promise that’s coming." No  one prepares for the ins and outs of the big day like a bride. That hit me differently. Because let’s be real, brides don’t just hope for the wedding day; they prepare for it. They don’t just dream about walking down the aisle; they plan every detail. They get the dress, send the invites, schedule the rehearsal, and make sure everything is ready. Even when there are delays, even when it costs more than expected, even when people don’t understand the vision, they keep preparing because they know the day is coming. And that’s the kind of faith God is calling us to have. He’s saying, Stop waiting like you’re unsure and start preparing like you’re certain. T...

  Day 5: The Other Side of Greater Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:23 (NIV) - “But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors.” Devotional: You didn’t go through all of that just to stay in the middle. The wilderness wasn’t your final destination. The Red Sea wasn’t the end of the story. God didn’t bring you out just for you to exist in survival mode. He brought you out to bring you in to the promise. For too long, we’ve accepted partial deliverance, living with a “just enough” mindset. But the same God who parted the sea and provided manna didn’t do all of that just to leave His people wandering. There was a land waiting for them, a place of abundance, a place of greater . Now is the time to stop doubting and step fully into what God has for you. The other side of greater isn’t just about leaving Egypt, it’s about possessing the promise. Walk boldly. You didn’t come this far to settle. There is greater ahead of you, and it’...

  Day 4: Destroying What Chases You Scripture: Exodus 14:28 (NIV) - “The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.” Devotional: Some things can’t go with you into your next season. What’s been chasing you, fear, insecurity, shame, that toxic cycle, that doubt, was never meant to cross over into your greater . But the enemy is bold. He will chase after what God has already called free, hoping you’ll turn around and surrender to what God already delivered you from. Pharaoh’s army thought they still had a claim on God’s people. But God had other plans. When the Israelites stepped onto dry ground, God let the sea do what only He could: He wiped out the threat completely. The very thing that had tormented them for generations was swallowed up, never to rise again. This is your confirmation: What used to haunt you has no power anymore. That pain, that rejection, that failur...

  Day 2: The Wilderness is Not the End Scripture: Exodus 16:3 (NIV) - “The Israelites said to them, ‘If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve to death.’” Devotional: The wilderness will make you question everything. The Israelites had just experienced a miraculous escape, yet the moment they felt a lack, they romanticized their bondage. Isn’t that how we do? When the journey to greater gets uncomfortable, we start reminiscing about what we asked God to free us from. But the wilderness is not punishment, it’s preparation. It is the place where God removes the residue of Egypt from your soul. It is the place where trust is built, where miracles are revealed, where identity is formed. The wilderness isn’t a dead end; it’s a passageway to destiny. Don’t allow frustration to distort your vision. God didn’t bring you out to leave you here. He’s sustaining you e...

Day 1: When God Says Move Scripture: Exodus 14:15 (NIV) - Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.” Devotional: Sometimes, we mistake stillness for obedience when God is actually saying move . The children of Israel had prayed for deliverance, and when God sent Moses to lead them out, fear gripped them. The Red Sea was in front of them, Pharaoh was behind them, and in their panic, they cried out. But God didn’t tell them to stay stuck in their fear; He told them to move forward. How often do we cry out to God, asking Him for a way out, yet hesitate when He actually opens the door? We hesitate because the unknown feels riskier than the bondage we’ve become familiar with. But when God says move, He has already prepared the way. What looks like an impossible sea before you is actually a path waiting for your obedience. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to know every step. But you do have to trust that when God ca...

This past week was a week of expectation. For the first time in a while, I was expecting greater . Not hoping, not wishing, not daydreaming, I was expecting it. And that’s a different type of faith. Expectation makes you sit up a little taller. It makes you clear space for what’s coming. It makes you move like you know something good is about to break through. But let me be real, expectation isn’t always easy. It’s a fight. It means choosing to believe in greater even when life still looks like less . It means preparing for doors to open when all you’ve seen lately are walls. It means waking up each morning and telling doubt, fear, and frustration, “I hear you, but I’m still moving forward.” Because when you expect greater, you don’t just sit around waiting, you start making room for what’s on the way. And making room is uncomfortable. It requires clearing out the clutter, mindsets that don’t serve you, patterns that keep you stuck, people who only know the old version of you and ca...

  Day 1: Waiting with Purpose Scripture: Genesis 1:1-3 (NIV) "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light." Devotional: There’s something profound about those opening words of the Bible. Before anything existed—before the beauty, the life, the purpose—there was a waiting. God’s Spirit hovered over the waters, moving but not rushing. He wasn’t in a hurry to create. Instead, He prepared. He shaped the chaos into order, brought light into darkness, and set the stage for His masterpiece. Friend, if creation itself began with a pause, why do we resist the pauses in our lives? Waiting feels like nothingness, doesn’t it? Like the formless void of Genesis. But just like in the beginning, God is hovering over your life. He’s moving in the unseen, preparing spaces, aligning opportunities...

Waiting is hard. It tests your patience, stretches your faith, and forces you to confront the parts of yourself that would rather take control than trust the process. It can feel like you’re standing in the middle of a storm, holding onto a promise that seems too far away, wondering if God even hears you. But let me remind you of something: the wait isn’t punishment. It’s preparation. I know what it’s like to carry the weight of waiting. There have been seasons in my life where the waiting felt unbearable. I’ve waited for healing, for breakthrough, for dreams to come to pass. I’ve wrestled with the questions: “Why not now?” and “How much longer, Lord?” But one thing I’ve learned—and I’m still learning—is that the wait isn’t meant to break us. It’s meant to build us. Waiting forces us to let go of our timelines and lean into God’s timing. And let me tell you, His timing is always better. It’s hard to see when you’re in the thick of it, but God is not withholding from you—He’s working fo...