Fearless Faith

10/20/2026

10/18/2026

THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL - WHO WILL STAND...

“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” — Matthew 9:37

I believe we are approaching a time when there will be those who will have no choice but to stand up and become the leaders they never would have imagined themselves having to be.

Look around. I see people hanging it up, walking away, and passing on. I see a generation of wisdom, experience, and faith slowly leaving the very places where they are needed most. And I see a generation that could be stepping into those roles, yet often distracted by other priorities.

Perhaps some of us were never prepared for the days ahead. Perhaps we never expected to be the ones called to carry the torch. But I would like to believe that God has allowed us to see enough, experience enough, and even endure enough ugliness to recognize the kind of example we do not want to become.

Will we have all the right answers? No.

Will we stumble, make mistakes, and sometimes question whether we are enough? Absolutely.

But leadership in the Kingdom of God was never about having all the answers. It is about having the humility to seek them, the courage to stand when others walk away, and the love to serve when no one is watching.

And make no mistake: the Church of tomorrow will require more than leaders. It will require a family.

It will require teamwork. It will require love, patience, sacrifice, and a willingness to carry one another when the burden becomes too heavy for one person to bear. We cannot build the Bride of Christ while competing against one another, tearing one another down, or allowing our differences to become greater than our mission.

Jesus is not returning for the image we have created, the buildings we have built, or the traditions we have protected. He is returning for His Bride — a people made ready for Him.

So, Lord, prepare Your Church. Prepare our hearts. Raise up the willing, strengthen the weary, and teach us to work together as one body. Let us stop waiting for someone else to answer the call.

The harvest is plentiful. The laborers are few. And the question is no longer simply who came before us, but who will stand up now?

We may not feel ready. We may not have it all figured out. But perhaps God is not asking us to have everything figured out. Perhaps He is simply asking us to be faithful with what He has placed before us.

The torch is being passed. The work is not finished. And there are souls still waiting to see the love of Jesus through us.

Let us rise. Let us stand together. Let us become the Church Christ has called us to be.

The harvest is plentiful.

Lord, let us get to work. Amen.

10/12/2026

WHEN KNOWLEDGE OUTRUNS WISDOM...

“They knew secrets they weren’t meant to share.” — 1 Enoch 16

We are living in a generation overflowing with knowledge. Information is at our fingertips. With a few words typed into a screen, we can find answers to questions that once took a lifetime to study. We can search the world for knowledge, yet somehow struggle to find wisdom.

Because knowing something and knowing what to do with it are two very different things.

In 1 Enoch 16, we encounter a sobering account of beings who crossed boundaries they were not meant to cross. They revealed things that brought corruption rather than righteousness. Their knowledge did not make them wise, and what they shared did not bring humanity closer to God.

There is a warning here worth considering: just because knowledge can be obtained does not mean it should be pursued without discernment, and just because something can be shared does not mean it should be shared.

Look around us today. We have more information than any generation before us, yet knowledge alone has not made us more patient, more humble, more loving, or more faithful. We can explain the world while failing to understand our own hearts. We can win an argument and lose a brother. We can possess the facts and still miss the truth.

Even Scripture reminds us in 1 Corinthians 8:1 that “knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.” Knowledge can inflate our pride when wisdom should be bringing us to our knees.

The problem isn't knowledge itself. The problem is knowledge without reverence for God, without humility, and without the wisdom to recognize our limitations.

We have become so concerned with what we can know that we seldom stop to ask what we ought to know. We want every mystery uncovered, every secret revealed, and every answer explained. But are we seeking understanding to honor God, or are we simply feeding our own curiosity?

The measure of a person is not how much they know, but how faithfully they live by the truth they have been given.

We don't need another generation that can recite every answer but cannot recognize right from wrong. We need a generation that fears God enough to seek His wisdom before exercising its knowledge.

So before you go searching for another answer, ask yourself: Have I put into practice the truth God has already shown me? Before you speak, ask whether your words will build up or tear down. Before you chase another secret, ask whether your heart is prepared to handle what you find.

Because there is a difference between having knowledge in your head and having wisdom in your soul.

And when knowledge outruns wisdom, we may discover things our hearts were never prepared to handle.

Let us not be a people who know everything about the world but know so little of the God who created it.

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.” — Proverbs 9:10 (KJV)

10/10/2026

THE STRENGTH IN OUR AFFLICTIONS...

“My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)

Those afflictions we carry over time. The illnesses, the discomfort, the aches and pains that seem to follow us through life. Too often, we look at these things as weaknesses. We begin to believe that something must be wrong with us because we are struggling.

And sadly, modern Christianity can sometimes leave people feeling as though their suffering is a reflection of their faith. As if enough faith should mean no sickness, no pain, and no hardship.

But open your Bible!

Look at Job, who suffered beyond what most of us could imagine. Look at Paul, who pleaded with the Lord to remove his thorn in the flesh, yet was told that God's grace was sufficient. Look at Timothy, who struggled with frequent ailments. Look at the many servants of God who endured trials, afflictions, and hardships along their journey.

Their afflictions did not disqualify them from serving God.

Sometimes, the very things we wish God would remove become the things through which He teaches us patience, deepens our compassion, strengthens our testimony, and reminds us how much we depend on Him.

Now, that doesn't mean every illness is a blessing or that we should pretend our suffering doesn't hurt. Even Paul asked for relief. Even Job cried out in anguish. Faith does not mean we never struggle. Sometimes, faith is simply continuing to trust God while the struggle remains.

So perhaps the question isn't always, “Why am I going through this?”

Perhaps we ought to ask ourselves, “What will I make of what I'm going through?”

Will we allow our afflictions to make us bitter, or will we allow God to use them to make us more compassionate? Will we let our discomfort become our excuse, or will we continue to serve Him with whatever strength we have left?

Church, your scars are not proof that God has abandoned you. Your struggles are not a measurement of how little faith you possess.

Sometimes, the strongest testimony doesn't come from the person who was spared the fire, but from the one who walked through it and still has a praise on their lips.

You may not have been healed of every affliction, but that does not mean God cannot work through your life.

So don't measure your faith by the absence of suffering. Measure your walk by the One you continue to trust in the midst of it.

Because our weakness does not have to be the end of our testimony.

In the hands of God, even our afflictions can become a testimony of His sustaining grace.