Elkhart Life

10/30/2026

Your soul isn’t riding on a fragile device called this world. Your life is backed up by God.

What He has reserved for you in Christ is unstealable.

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10/30/2026

Day 5: You Already Have the Down Payment

When you received the Holy Spirit, something remarkable happened. God did not just give you a feeling or an emotional experience. He gave you a seal, a guarantee, a down payment on every promise He has ever made. Ephesians 1 describes the Holy Spirit as exactly that: a deposit guaranteeing your inheritance. In other words, what you carry inside you right now is proof that God intends to deliver on everything He has said. He does not give a down payment on something He does not plan to complete. This means you are not walking through life hoping God comes through. You are walking through life as someone who already has evidence of His faithfulness living on the inside. The Spirit of God in you is not a consolation prize. It is the kingdom of God taking up residence in your life today. When you seek Him first, when you put His kingdom above your own plans and fears, everything else begins to align. Not because life becomes easy, but because you are walking in the reality of who you are in Christ. You are a possessor of the kingdom. Not someday. Right now. Walk like it today.

"In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory." - Ephesians 1:13-14 (NKJV)

Reflection: How would your daily confidence and peace change if you truly lived with the awareness that the Holy Spirit inside you is God's personal guarantee of every promise He has made to you?

Prayer: Holy Spirit, remind me every day that Your presence in my life is proof of God's faithfulness. Help me to walk as a possessor of the kingdom, not as someone still waiting to receive it. Amen.

10/30/2026

10/30/2026

Lily Paxton brought a powerful word at Wednesday Night Youth Pulpit — keep trusting Him one day at a time.

10/29/2026

The Borliks had the kids color the pastors face and posted it in the back hallway. Which do you think comes the closest to looking like the big guy?

10/29/2026

ELC Kids got TShirts with pastors picture and Best Pastor Ever repeating accross the front. The Bruce Jami Borlik are always kind to support their pastor!

10/29/2026

What you grip too tightly on earth can be taken away. What you entrust to God can never be taken away.

Live rich toward God.

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10/29/2026

Day 4: One Encounter Changes Everything

Zacchaeus did not have a plan to change. He climbed a tree out of curiosity, not conviction. He was not at a prayer meeting or a revival service. He was just trying to catch a glimpse of Jesus. But one encounter was enough. Jesus looked up, called Him by name, and said He was coming to His house. And by the end of that same day, Zacchaeus had completely reprioritized his life. His wealth, his reputation, his self-centered kingdom, all of it shifted the moment Jesus walked through His door. That is the power of a real encounter with Christ. You do not have to have everything figured out before you come to Him. You do not have to clean yourself up first or wait for a more convenient season. You just have to be willing to stop and let Him in. Where you place your heart determines the direction of your life. Zacchaeus placed his heart at the feet of Jesus, and salvation came to His house that very day. Not someday. That day. God is not waiting for a perfect version of you. He is calling to you right where you are, just as He called to Zacchaeus. One genuine encounter with Jesus is enough to change everything.

"Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, 'Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.'" - Luke 19:8 (NKJV)

Reflection: What would shift in your daily priorities if you truly believed that one genuine encounter with Jesus today could change the entire direction of your life?

Prayer: Jesus, I open my heart to You right now, just as I am. Come into every area of my life and reprioritize what needs to change so that I can walk fully in what You have for me. Amen.

10/28/2026

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We strive to LOVE God with our whole hearts as we pursue a lifestyle that is pleasing to Him and reflects Him into our world.

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