Ma-thi-ơ 7:18

How do you feel when you desperately want answers but have no one around you to help? Remember that we sow what we reap, so I pray these guided biblical meditations will help you steer away from the ungodly counsel. That you will come to delight in the law of the Lord as you walk by His commandments, protection, and care down paths of righteousness.

Share this Devotional with others as Vance K. Jackson leads readers in this life-transforming message. Let God examine the fruit of your heart. Let His Word search the deepest parts of your heart. Let God’s Word examine the ground of your heart. When His Word is embedded in the soil of your heart, His Word will begin to come alive in your life.

Independence is impossible because you’re always depending on something: water to hydrate you, food to nourish you, and God to hold all things in the world together. You were created to be dependent. You must realize that you can do absolutely nothing without Christ—you need God. If you’re open to learning what it looks like to depend on God fully, then this plan is for you!

Like us, you may deeply desire goodness, transformation, and the healing grace of Christ in your church or ministry. Or maybe you desire some sort of personal transformation. Either way, we believe it is possible to pivot away from toxic elements and turn instead towards a life of tov (goodness). But how? The answer is to cultivate Kingdom practices, and we believe it all starts with character.