BiblicallyBlunt Devotional

06/04/2026

Day 325: Come Dirty

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” - Romans 5:8

Yesterday during a Bible study in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, someone said something that struck me and made me remember my own past thoughts. This song I wrote (and actually performed for the first time) …this post…are both dedicated to the “misfits”, the “dirty”, the “lost” who think you have to be clean! Jesus said “Come Dirty”!

So many people believe they have to get clean before they can come to Jesus. They think they need to quit the addiction first.

Fix the marriage first.

Stop cussing first.

Stop drinking first.

Get their life together first.

Learn enough Scripture first.

Become a better person first.

Then…maybe…Jesus will accept them. The problem is that idea sounds spiritual, but it is completely backwards.

Nobody gets cleaned up before coming to Christ. They come to Christ because they need cleaning. That is the entire point.

The woman at the well did not get her life together before meeting Jesus. Paul did not stop persecuting Christians before Jesus confronted him on the road.

They came broken.

They came dirty.

They came confused.

They came sinful.

And Jesus met them there.

Somewhere along the way religion started adding requirements that Jesus never did. That is tragic because the very people who feel unworthy are often the exact people Jesus spent His time pursuing. The rich. The poor. The addicted. The doubting. The angry. The ashamed. The rejected. The religious. The rebellious. Jesus did not die for perfect people.

He died because there weren’t any.

Yet we still act like someone needs a certain level of holiness before they can hear the Gospel. What an arrogant standard. If perfection was required before coming to Christ, nobody would qualify. Not you. Not me. Not the pastor. Not the elder. Not the person teaching Bible study.

Nobody.

The church should never become a museum for polished people pretending they have it all together. It should be a hospital full of people who know exactly how much they need the Great Physician. You do not get clean to come to Christ.
You come to Christ to get clean.

Here’s the blunt truth: If people have to become good enough before coming to Jesus…then none of us should be here.

Day 325: Come Dirty

1. Have I ever placed expectations on others that Jesus never placed on me?

2. Am I helping build bridges to Christ…or barriers that keep people from Him?

06/04/2026

You can't “have” Jesus and still live in unforgiveness...
🤔💭 about how someone hurt you!
Jesus didn’t when He took on ALL your sins!

06/02/2026

Perseverance doesn't matter without a purpose for it.

Faithfulness to your plan is not the same as obedience to God’s.

06/02/2026

Day 323: The B-Attitude

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” - Matthew 5:5

Matthew 5:3-12 is known as the Beatitudes. I call it the B-Attitude. Because Jesus was not just giving us a list of blessings. He was showing us what it looks like to be more like Him.

Be humble.

Be merciful.

Be pure.

Be peacemakers.

Be willing to endure persecution.

Be willing to hunger and thirst for righteousness. In other words…be different. The problem is we spend more time protecting our attitude than developing the B-Attitude.

We want to be heard.

We want to be understood.

We want our feelings to be validated.

We want our opinions to be respected.

We want our preferences to be honored.

We want our desires to be fulfilled.

And if any of those things get challenged, suddenly being Christlike becomes optional. That is the struggle. Because Jesus never called us to follow our feelings. He called us to follow Him.

Yet many believers spend more energy defending their attitude than surrendering it.

We say we want to be like Christ, but we do not want to forgive like Christ. We do not want to humble ourselves like Christ. We do not want to love our enemies like Christ. We do not want to surrender our rights, preferences, and pride like Christ. We want the crown without the cross. The blessing without the sacrifice. The resurrection without the surrender. Jesus gave His life for us.

Many of us are not willing to give up a bad attitude for Him. Think about that. The King of Kings surrendered everything, yet we struggle to surrender an offense.

The Son of God endured rejection, betrayal, ridicule, and crucifixion, yet we act like being corrected is persecution.

The Beatitudes were never meant to be verses we admire. They were meant to be characteristics we become.

Here’s the blunt truth: Most Christians do not have a faith problem…they have an attitude problem.

Day 323: The B-Attitude

1. What attitude am I defending that looks nothing like Christ?

2. Am I becoming more like Jesus…or just expecting Jesus to become more like me?

06/01/2026

Day 321: Stop Taking Advice From Losers

“He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.” Proverbs 13:20 NKJV

Men have been lied to. One side says if you talk about your struggles, you’re weak. If you ask for help, you’re soft. If you admit you’re struggling, you’re less of a man.

The funny thing is…the people saying that are often the same men whose lives are a wreck.

The guy telling you to “man up” cannot lead his own family. The guy mocking accountability has nobody speaking into his life. The guy acting tough is secretly controlled by anger, lust, addiction, pride, or fear.

Why would you take advice from someone whose life you would never want to live?

At the same time, we’ve created another extreme. Men who think every struggle needs an audience. Every emotion needs a post. Every hardship needs to become content.

One man suffers in silence because of pride. The other performs his suffering because of attention.
Neither is healthy. Neither is strong. Neither is biblical.

Real masculinity is not pretending you have no problems. It is refusing to let your problems define you. That means finding the right men to walk with. Not society. Not influencers. Not the loudest guy in the room.

Find the husband whose marriage you respect. Find the father whose children honor him. Find the man who has survived the storm you’re currently facing. Find the believer who has fought the battle and remained faithful.

Too many men are asking broken people how to become whole. Too many men are asking culture how to become masculine. Too many men are relying on society to fix issues that God designed them to grow through.

You do not need everybody to know your struggles. You do need somebody godly helping you carry them.

Here’s the blunt truth: Stop taking manhood advice from men whose lives you would never trade for your own.

Day 321: Stop Taking Advice From Losers

1. Who am I allowing to shape my definition of manhood?

2. Do the men I listen to have lives that actually reflect the wisdom they preach?

05/30/2026

Day 320: One Week

“If You are the Son of God…” - Matthew 4:3

After forty days without food, Jesus still knew exactly who He was.

Think about that. Forty days of hunger. Forty days of isolation. Forty days of temptation. Forty days of pressure. Yet Satan’s first attack was not against His body…it was against His identity.

“If You are the Son of God…”

The devil was not questioning whether Jesus was hungry. He was questioning whether Jesus would forget who He was. Satan already knew. The question was whether Jesus knew.

Jesus never took the bait because He already knew who He was before the temptation arrived.

That is where many of us struggle. ONE bad week and we forget.

One financial setback. One argument. One unanswered prayer. One doctor’s report. One offense. One failure. One disappointment. One church hurt. One missed opportunity. One mistake.

And suddenly we are questioning everything God already said about us.

The wilderness never changed Jesus’ identity. The hunger never changed His identity. The temptation never changed His identity. The pressure simply revealed what He already believed.

The enemy has not changed his strategy either. He still attacks identity before behavior because if he can get you to question who you are, eventually he can get you to question what God said.

Jesus stood in the wilderness and remembered His identity. We stand in air conditioning and forget ours.

The storm does not change who you are. The wilderness does not change who you are. The temptation does not change who you are. Pressure only reveals whether you actually believe what God already said about you.

Forty days later, Jesus still knew who He was.

How often do we forget in one week?

Here’s the blunt truth: The devil’s greatest weapon is not temptation…it’s convincing believers to forget who God already said they are.

Day 320: One Week

1. What situation am I allowing to speak louder than God’s identity over my life?

2. If pressure reveals belief, what is my current pressure revealing about me?

05/28/2026

Day 318: To Tithe or Not to Tithe

While, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ… - 2 Corinthians 9:13

“To tithe or not to tithe…that is the question.”

I like throwing Shakespeare into things every now and then, but honestly the better question is: Are you obedient…or not?

Because 2 Corinthians 9 becomes pretty clear when you actually read the whole chapter instead of stopping at the words “cheerful giver.”

A lot of people camp there because they are rarely cheerful when they give. The only thing making their heart flutter is scanning their card for themselves while digging through the center console for loose change to hand a homeless person so they can feel generous for twelve seconds.

But Paul was not just talking about money leaving your hand. He was talking about what generosity reveals about your heart. Giving displays trust. Giving also displays obedience.

And according to verse 13, generosity becomes proof of your obedience to the Gospel itself. Yet people will spend more time trying to argue against giving than asking God how generous they should actually become.

That says a lot. And let’s be balanced…

If you don’t want to give…do your thing. But stop acting shocked or bitter when you watch generous people walk in blessings, favor, provision, and open doors. Do not act like your stinginess or “enlightenment” is some deep theological revelation, because you’ve read the words but still don’t live it.

At the same time, if you do give…stop turning generosity into a public performance. Nobody needs the dramatic offering post, the fake humility, or the spiritual flexing so everyone sees how “good” you are.

One side worships money by hoarding it. The other side worships attention by broadcasting it.

Both miss the point.

Giving was never supposed to be manipulation, guilt, ego, or performance. It was supposed to be worship.

Here’s the blunt truth: Your wallet usually reveals who you trust more…God or yourself.

Day 318: To Tithe or Not to Tithe

1. Does my giving reflect obedience and trust…or fear and control?

2. Am I using generosity as worship… or as a way to protect my comfort or image?

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

Your wallet usually reveals who you trust more…God or yourself.

05/24/2026

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