Cultivate Connection Meditation

Forward If we can agree on the fact life is a journey which God loves to be a part of, then it begs the question, is it better to keep our eyes forward to where He's leading us, or fixed on the past? “Stop dwelling on the past. Don’t even remember these former things. I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. Don’t you perceive it? I will make...

Possible Is it impossible for God himself to experience impossibilities? A seemingly ridiculous idea, for with our God, everything is possible. Jesus himself even teaches us that we too possess the ability to overcome all things through faith. It is because of Him, and through Him, all things are possible to those who believe. He told them, “It was because of your lack of faith. I promise you, if...

Dare to Believe Believe is a verb. It’s not a noun, nor is it an adjective. It’s a word of action. Do you dare to act (believe) on the truth of God’s goodness and faithfulness? This week we focus on three instances of Jesus teaching us what is ours when we choose to believe. As Jesus left the house, two blind men began following him, shouting out over and over, “Son of David, show us mercy and hea...

Delight God takes great pleasure in you. His delight is ours as well. We cannot help but be filled with comfort and peace when the Creator looks upon His created work, taking delight in us. We are worthy, because He is worthy. We are loved, because He is love. Let the delight of the Lord fill you today. Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of your presence calmed me...

Gratitude What is your story? What is your song? How can we choose to be grateful in the midst of hard things? Let the Holy Spirit remind you of His faithful love that never ends. And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (TPT) Let everyone give all their praise and thanks to the Lord! Here’s why—he’s bett...

Triumph We are triumphant, not on our own accord, but through the mighty promises of God. The victorious power that triumphs over the world is made manifest in the life of Jesus. Trust in Him. But in the day that I’m afraid, I lay all my fears before you and trust in you with all my heart. What harm could a man bring to me? With God on my side I will not be afraid of what comes. The roaring praise...

Tremendous Love For those who are grieving this season, may the reality of Jesus surround you. It is only because of His love, that we ourselves can love one another. The light of God’s love shined within us when he sent his matchless Son into the world so that we might live through him. This is love: He loved us long before we loved him. It was his love, not ours. He proved it by sending his Son...

Limitless Joy May you find true joy this season, for there is good news! A rescuer was born for you. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared in radiant splendor before them, lighting up the field with the blazing glory of God, and the shepherds were terrified! But the angel reassured them, saying, “Don’t be afraid. For I have come to bring you good news, the most joyous news the world has ever hea...

Shalom With No End Any amount of peace offered by the world is fleeting and fragile. If you are looking for an everlasting source of unshakeable peace, look no further than God. “I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous! - John 14:27 (TPT) For God is...

Your Word Brings Me Hope Jesus is our hope. The truth is, no matter our circumstances we can place our trust in Him who is trustworthy. Now may God, the inspiration and fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope! - Rom...

Joined to Jesus Our Greatest Treasure Just as a painting could never take credit for its own existence, we cannot take credit for our own salvation. This is a gift from our heavenly Father, who has a divine plan and purpose for each of us.  For it was only through this wonderful grace that we believed in him. Nothing we did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the gracious gift from God...

As One Our Greatest Treasure When God raised Jesus from the dead, we were raised with Him. No longer dead to sin and no longer slaves, each of us through faith is co-seated as one with Christ. He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ! Throughout the coming ages...

And His Fullness Fills You Our Greatest Treasure Through God’s grace, even though we deserve not a single ounce of it, we are now united with Christ. Free men and women who were once slaves in our own sin. What a wonderful love God has. And his fullness fills you, even though you were once like corpses, dead in your sins and offenses. It wasn’t that long ago that you lived in the religion, customs...

We His Church Our Greatest Treasure Jesus has been given the highest rank above all, and we get to co-reign with Him as His body, the church. How will we draw closer to Him today? To not only co-reign, to co-create; being a living advertisement of the power of God. And he alone is the leader and source of everything needed in the church. God has put everything beneath the authority of Jesus Christ...

Immeasurable Greatness Our Greatest Treasure What would your life look like if God’s immense power worked through you? The same power which raised Christ from the dead is readily available to you through faith. I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as...

Deepening Intimacy Our Greatest Treasure Over the last nine weeks, we’ve been reflecting on God being our greatest treasure. If you believe this, then it stands to reason coming to know Him is the greatest reward we can ever attain in life. Because of this, since I first heard about your strong faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and your tender love toward all his devoted ones, my heart is always full...

Stamped with a Seal Our Greatest Treasure Through Jesus, we have been given the precious gift of the Holy Spirit; the first installment of complete freedom which is our inheritance in Christ. God has placed His seal upon our heart, that our life would bring honor and glory to Him. God’s purpose was that we Jews, who were the first to long for the messianic hope, would be the first to believe in th...

Claimed By God Our Greatest Treasure Even before you were born, you have always belonged as part of His family. What does it it mean for you to be God’s own inheritance? Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as his own inheritance. Before we were even born, he gave us our destiny; that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in his he...

You are a Part of the Plan Our Greatest Treasure Jesus is the promise of our future inheritance. When God sent his only son to us, His desires along with the outcome of His grand plan were revealed to us. We each have a part to play in this master plan, and to gain wisdom as to what part is uniquely ours is fulfilling and rewarding. And through the revelation of the Anointed One, he unveiled his s...

Working in Us Our Greatest Treasure You have been given the treasures of redemption by His blood. Completely set free of all sin by His grace alone. He truly is the greatest treasure. Since we are now joined to Christ, we have been given the treasures of redemption by his blood—the total cancellation of our sins—all because of the cascading riches of his grace. This superabundant grace is already...

His Delightful Children Our Greatest Treasure God’s plans are perfect; He makes no mistakes. So when it comes to our adoption as His children, God has planned this moment before the worlds were even created. Your story, my story, our story is one of perfection. For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his...

You Are Holy Our Greatest Treasure He who has everything and needs nothing chose you before the creation of everything. You are special and mean more to Him than all the stars in the sky. His love stops at nothing in His pursuit of you, and when He looks at you He sees a perfect holiness. And he chose us to be his very own, joining us to himself even before he laid the foundation of the universe!...

Every Spiritual Blessing Our Greatest Treasure We are wrapped into Christ; clothed in His glory. Could there be anything more amazing than this worth celebrating? Blessing you this week as we meditate on the fact God lavishes us with every spiritual blessing from Heaven. Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a love gift from our wonderful heavenly Fath...

Chosen by God Our Greatest Treasure What does life look like when we walk with heads held high, confident in knowing who we truly are? Apostles of Jesus, holy and set apart by God. A chosen people who are light bearers in the darkness. Victorious warriors who have come to set captives free. Dear friends, My name is Paul, and I was chosen by God to be an apostle of Jesus, the Messiah. I’m writing t...

Becoming Like Jesus Our Greatest Treasure The more we’re around people we admire and like, the more we become like them. The same is true of God, the more time we spend with Him the more we become like Him. Not just knowing about Him and striving to be like Him. It is about encountering Him. Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and d...