2026-04-18
Hebrews 8:12 NKJV
God forgives and forgets. Amazing, isn’t it? He remembers everything you’ve done right while forgetting everything you’ve done wrong. Yet, while God cannot remember our confessed sin, we have a much harder time forgetting it. We tend to remember our mistakes more readily than our successes. That’s why it’s harder to forgive ourselves than to receive God’s forgiveness. We tend to remember what we should forget while forgetting what we should remember. That inability to forget the sin we’ve confessed is part of our sin nature itself.
The fall fractured the image of God in us, including the amygdala. That’s the part of the brain responsible for storing emotional memories. The strength of the memory is dictated by the strength of the emotion. We quickly forget the moments that don’t make a blip on our emotional radar. Strong emotions, such as shame, take sinful snapshots and poster-size them. They get blown out of proportion in the darkroom of the mind.
Are you struggling to forget what God has forgiven? Read these Scriptures carefully and prayerfully: “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins” (Isaiah 43:25 NKJV). “I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you” (Isaiah 44:22 NKJV). “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins… I will remember no more” (Hebrews 8:12 NKJV).
God has forgiven and forgotten your sin – it’s time for you to agree with Him and do the same thing.
Soul food: Acts 8-9; Matt 3:1-10; Ps 103:1-12; Prov 10:27-29
2026-04-17
1 John 4:16 NLT
When you fail, God’s love for you does not fail. And to enjoy the fullness of what He wants you to have, you must believe that. The knowledge of God’s love will carry you through to victory when the powers of hell are against you. The knowledge of God’s love will carry you through life’s storms and into a place of peace. God’s love is not restricted to the days when you have performed well. He loves you just as much during the times when you fail.
You need to be confident of His love, especially when you have trials and the devil is accusing you and saying, “Well, you must have done something wrong.” God’s love is not doled out on a merit system. You did nothing to deserve His love; therefore, you can do nothing to forfeit it.
John wrote: “We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect [mature]. So, we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. [We are clothed in Christ’s righteousness.] Such love has no fear, because [God’s] perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced [and embraced] his perfect love” (1 John 4:16-18 NLT).
So be confident of God’s love for you.
Soul food: Acts 6-7; Matt 2:19-23; Ps 130; Prov 10:24-26
2026-04-16
John 8:32 NKJV
If you use a computer, you know what the save button is. To save a created document, you just press the save button. Words on the screen descend into the core of the machine. As long as the words are limited to the screen, they are vulnerable to the irascible cursor. It earns its name. We curse the little monster as it gobbles up our hard work. But once we save it, it is safe.
Question: Are you clicking the save button on Scripture? You save truth when you deliberately allow what you’ve read or heard to become part of who you are. Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” As you know (save) truth, the truth frees you from guilt, fear, pride, anger, etc. Saved truth has a shaping, reconfiguring impact on your heart. Only when you allow the truth of Scripture to be the authority in your life will you prove that it works. How do you do this?
Begin with a prayer: “God, please speak to my heart today as I read Your Word.” Then with an open heart, read until a message hits you, and you will receive great rewards. God told Joshua if he did this, He would make his way “prosperous” (see Joshua 1:8). The promise of prosperity includes finances, but it also refers to a wealthy spirit, mind, and body.
God prospers a leader with new skills, a worker with good sleep, a teacher with added patience, a mother with deeper affection, and an elderly person with greater hope. So click the save button!
Soul food: Acts 3:11-5:42; Matt 2:13-18; Ps 75; Prov 10:22-23
2026-04-15
Psalm 119:15 NKJV
Meditation is the most effective way to assimilate God’s Word. David describes the “blessed” man this way: “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:2 NKJV). And whatever you meditate on and memorize, the Holy Spirit will help you recall when you need it. “He will… bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you” (John 14:26 NKJV).
As one of the highest-ranking American captives in Vietnam, Jeremiah Denton was subjected to grueling torture. But he survived, and returned home to become one of Alabama’s United States senators. How did he do it? He says that one of his basic survival skills was quoting passages of Scripture he had memorized. Internalized Scriptures were his unseen sword to fend off the cruelest weapons of the enemy. By inwardly focusing on the power of God to sustain and strengthen him, he was able to rise above his circumstances. Scriptures he had memorized and meditated on years ago became his prayers of deliverance.
When you meditate upon God and His Word, recalling His many promises and acts of faithfulness, your faith grows and your fears dissolve (see Romans 10:17). David understood this well. Many times, in his attempts to escape the wrath of King Saul, he recalled the greatness of God and found himself strengthened. “I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways.” “I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; my heart also instructs me in the night seasons” (Psalm 16:7 NKJV). Do yourself a big favour: Begin to meditate on God’s Word and memorize it.
Soul food: Acts 1:1-3:10; Matt 2:1-12; Ps 127; Prov 10:19-21
2026-04-14
2 Chronicles 16:9 NKJV
God never gives a person responsibility without giving the ability to respond. So, you can look in the mirror today and say with confidence, “God, You’ve given me this responsibility and the ability to respond to it.” In the Bible, when God called regular people to do great things, they usually responded with a sense of inadequacy.
When God charged Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage: “Moses pleaded, ‘O Lord, I’m just not a good speaker. I never have been, and I’m not now, even after you have spoken to me… I have a speech impediment” (Exodus 4:10 TLB). God wouldn’t hear of it, and He told Moses, “Go ahead and do as I tell you, for I will help you to speak well, and… tell you what to say” (Exodus 4:12 TLB).
When God told Gideon to lead the Israelites to victory against the powerful forces of Midian, we read: “‘Pardon me, my lord,’ Gideon replied, ‘but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.’ The Lord answered, ‘I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive'” (Judges 6:15-16 NIV). Gideon conquered an army of 135,000 with only 300 soldiers – plus God. That’s a ratio of 450 to 1!
So next time Satan reminds you that you are inadequate, say: “You’re correct! But I’m connected to a God who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and always present. Through Him I can do all things!” (see Philippians 4:13).
Soul food: Joel 1-3; Matt 1:18-25; Ps 43; Prov 10:17-18
2026-04-13
Psalm 16:8 NKJV
Say these words aloud several times and let them roll around in your mind: “I have set the Lord always before me.” Take some time to imagine how this might actually be experienced in your life. What would it be like to wake up with God on your mind? What would it feel like at night if you were aware of Him as you fell asleep? What would your conversations be like with other people if God were the unseen third party present? What would work or school be like if you were continually aware of God and were communicating with Him as you sat in your office or at your desk, asking for His help and guidance, not carrying the burden by yourself?
After all, this is His promise to you: “Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall” (Psalm 55:22 NLT). Reflect on the idea that the Lord is at your “right hand.” In Scripture, the right hand is considered the hand of power and the one that does the work. Now reflect on these words: “I will not be shaken” (Psalm 16:8 NLT).
Picture yourself receiving bad news or facing opposition; picture someone important who doesn’t like you. Picture your work going badly – but it doesn’t shake you. Why? Because God has given you supernatural peace. Isn’t this the life you want? Then pray, “God, this is the life I choose; show me what I need to do so that it may be so.”
Soul food: Jer 51-52; Matt 1:7-17; Ps 56; Prov 10:14-16
