Reveal Gathering

Amidst all chaos, difficulty, and hardship, we find thanksgiving in all seasons.

We need to understand God's mercy. Mercy is defined as not receiving what we deserve. In result, the mercy of Christ imposes a power dynamic. If you forgive other you will also be forgiven, if you do not forgive, you also will not be forgiven.

No one is righteous not even one. Jesus is the only pure and righteous one, as He overcame all sin. Only through Christ are we a new, holy creation. Before Jesus, we are spiritually dead in our sin. After Jesus, sin no longer has any dominion over us. Yet, Jesus was not crucified, buried, and resurrected for us to keep on perpetually sinning just to have grace cover all. You have to kill the sin in your life or else it will kill you.

The law cannot save. The law can only provide direction of what it takes to live a life of perfect obedience. Yet, the law will never save because, Christ alone is our righteousness.

In one of the last letters scribed by Paul, he holds nothing back when writing to the church of Rome. Utilizing his letter to correct them, Paul divinely addresses the issues brought forth by a collection of Jews and Gentiles. In the book of Romans, Paul reminds us that whether Jew or Gentile, we are all sinners and in need of a Savior.

When in seasons of drought, we look to the mountains of life and become weary of what we are up against. Yet, our solutions will never be found in those mountains, but rather only through Christ. In Scripture, we are reminded and encouraged that certain seasons in life are meant for a divine reason. Rather than trying to place a limit on God, eliminate any power of the enemy by calling upon the Name of the Lord.

The clarity of our sinful nature and need of a Savior prompts us to respond in repentance and obedience. Often, practices which propel this desire comes from a life of prayer. Yet prior to Christ and His new covenant, we read how God required sacrifices as a means of cleansing. In the life of Abraham, we see that on Mount Moriah, bring his sacrifice to God meant bringing his everything.