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Christ Abundant Grace, Moncton, NB (2026)

09/30/2026

DON’T PLAY WITH ETERNITY.

Hell is not something to joke about. It is a sobering warning that Scripture uses to call people to repentance, faith, and a life surrendered to God. Jesus spoke seriously about judgment because He wants people to turn away from sin and receive life.

Jesus said:

> “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
— Mark 9:48

Sin may look attractive for a moment, but its consequences are far greater than the temporary pleasure it offers. The world may tell you, “You only live once,” but the Bible reminds us that our choices have eternal significance.

Don’t wait until tomorrow to get right with God.

If you know there are things in your life that need to change, bring them before the Lord today. Repent sincerely. Turn away from sin. Forgive others. Let go of bitterness. Stop living a double life. Seek God while you still have the opportunity.

And remember—this message is not meant to condemn people. It is a warning born from the seriousness of eternity. God calls people to repentance because He desires them to be saved.

Jesus said:

“Repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
— Mark 1:15

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
— John 3:16

There is still grace.
There is still mercy.
There is still an opportunity to turn back to God.

Choose repentance before judgment.
Choose Christ before eternity.
Choose obedience before it is too late.

🔥 Don’t take eternity lightly.
🙏 Turn to God while you still can.
✝️ Jesus Christ is calling you to repentance and life.

“Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.”
— Hebrews 3:15

09/22/2026

Dumating tayo nang walang dala at aalis din tayong walang dala. Ang buhay ay isang daan ng pag-unlad: isinilang, lumaki, natuto, nadapa at muling bumangon.

Sa paglipas ng panahon, mauunawaan natin na hindi ang pera o ang mga materyal na bagay ang pinakamahalaga, kundi ang kalusugan, ang pamilya, ang pag-ibig, ang ating mga anak, ang ating mga magulang, at ang bakas na iniiwan natin sa iba.

Sa huli, hindi mahalaga kung gaano karami ang naipon mo, kundi kung gaano ka nagmahal, kung gaano ka tumulong, at kung anong klaseng tao ka.

09/20/2026

🚩 12 Signs na Narcissist ang Pastor o Church leader.

Hindi ibig sabihin na kapag strong, confident, or authoritative ang isang pastor, narcissistic na agad. Pero kapag paulit-ulit na lumalabas ang mga ganitong patterns, worth paying attention to.

• Kailangan palaging praised at recognized.
• Hirap tumanggap ng criticism, questions, o correction.
• Ginagamit ang pulpit para patamaan ang mga taong hindi sumasang-ayon.
• Tinatawag na “rebellious,” “divisive,” o “out of order” ang mga taong bomoboses.
• Ginagamit ang spiritual authority para humingi ng blind obedience.
• Gusto kontrolin pati personal decisions ng members.
• Ayaw ng accountability pero expected na lahat ay mag-submit sa kanya.
• Pinapahiya o ine-expose publicly ang isang tao para gawing example.
• May double standard ibang rules para sa members, ibang rules para sa sarili.
• Mabait at supportive habang loyal ka, pero iba ang treatment kapag nag-question ka.
• Lumilikha ng environment kung saan takot magsabi ng totoong opinion ang mga tao.
• Ginagawang parang pag-question sa pastor ay pag-question mismo kay God.

Healthy spiritual leadership doesn't need fear to maintain authority.

Ang healthy na pastor should be able to handle questions, correction, accountability, and honest disagreement without attacking someone's character or questioning their faith.

Ang silence ay hindi automatic na unity.
Ang submission ay hindi automatic na trust.
At ang pagtatanong ay hindi automatic na rebellion.

Look at the pattern, not just the position.

08/21/2026

All my life, I’ve had to battle for what is mine—what is owed to me, finances that belong to me, blessings that should have come, and things that have been withheld or delayed. Persecution at school, in church, on social media, and in so many other places. It can feel like a never-ending cycle.

Yet, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.” — Job 13:15

Sometimes it feels like the enemy is allowed to keep stealing while I continue to obey, sacrifice, work, serve, and devote my life to the Lord and to people. I’ve put myself in dark places to boldly preach the Gospel, endured persecution, and continued working in the field. And still, I wait for vindication. I wait for breakthrough. I wait for the blessing.

No one sees all the trials, sacrifices, tears, and pain it has taken to become who I am and get where I am. Sometimes it’s easy to listen to the enemy’s whispers that God has forgotten me.

I’ve asked, “Lord, when is it my turn? When will I see the fruit of all this obedience? When will I finally get to breathe and be led beside still waters—or will I always be a soldier on the frontlines?”

Maybe that’s you too.

Maybe you’ve lived a holy, consecrated life, obeyed God, sacrificed, served, and kept going even when you saw no evidence of the promise.

Keep going. God is not a liar. His timing may be painfully long—even decades—but His promises are still true. Don’t let the delay convince you that God has forgotten you.

Keep obeying. Keep trusting. Keep working the field.

The God who called you will be faithful to finish what He started. 🙏🔥

08/18/2026

Stay private + Work hard + Dress well+ Eat healthy + Talk less + Do more + Live life + Be kind + Stay humble + Avoid drama + Chase goals + Love God = Magic Pill to Life.

08/03/2026

I was preaching in Bricktown with Taylor Ecton Saturday night and this lady came up to me while I was preaching. She had an irritated look on her face, the kind of face that says "I'm gonna stump you with my question."

She asked, "What does God think about gay marriage?"

I have been asked this question countless times over the years. I know many other evangelists have as well. Some common evangelist responses are to go to Leviticus in the Old Testament or to Romans in the New Testament. Unfortunately in my experience as proper as these answers are, most supporters of homosexuality will brush them off as mis-translated or not being in effect any longer.

This is why my response was what Jesus said in Matthew 19.

The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
— Matthew 19:3-6

I told her this text states 3 things:

1. That we are made male or female, there are only 2 genders, and you can't change what God created you as.

2. That the proper order of the family is a mother and father. This addresses the issue of polygamy.

3. That a man shall be joined to his WIFE. Not "spouse" or "partner".

As I was telling her these Biblical truths, I could see that she was irritated, she was probably expecting me to give her an answer she could argue against.

I then told her that this text is where Jesus affirms that marriage is between 1 man and 1 woman. She looked at me for a second and said, "OK" and went back to her group.

The text in Matthew is one of the best responses I've found when it comes to dealing with this issue. Many liberals will insist that "Only the words of Jesus matter." So that's why I cut to the chase and went right to the Gospels.

Folks, the Bible has the answers to all the great questions in life, we just need to know where to look.

08/02/2026

I'm going to say something the church is too scared to say - your mental health problem might be caused by demons, just like mine were..

Whether you believe in demons or not, they exist.

I am living proof of this.

I tried everything to cure myself.

I was clinically diagnosed with OCD, severe depression, anxiety and I would have bipolar episodes, intrusive thoughts, self hatred, un-al1v1ng thoughts and I always felt like something was wrong with me.

I tried everything on the planet.

Medication, therapy, psychologist sessions, breathwork, gutt health protocols, organic food, veganism, psychedelics, crystals, opening up my chakras, energy healing, spells, hypnotherapy, naturopaths, Hinduism, Buddhism, meditation retreats and the list goes on.

Nothing worked.

I knew there was some sort of universe and spiritual element to life, but the thought of "demons" made me laugh and I thought people who believed this stuff were crazy.

But one day I decided to humble myself and realise that after trying everything and nothing working, I may as well give this a go.

I underwent "deliverance" which is another term for "exorcism" and the results I got absolutely shocked me.

Every single mental health problem I ever had disappeared.

Completely.. and never came back.

It's been 5 years.

You can't explain it, but I now can.

You see demons do exist.

And demons want you to believe they don't.

But the truth is when you continue to live in sin, you give them legal right to enter you and corrupt you.

If I wanted to keep these results and stay delivered, after my deliverance sessions I knew I needed to completely change my ways.

And by completely change my ways, I mean completely change my life.

I had to be willing to submit to something higher than myself. And by doing this, I made the decision to turn away from dr*gs, alcohol, sleeping around, engaging in demonic spiritual practices and other things too..

But the hardest thing I had to do wasn't any of those things. But it was by far the most important, which is the only reason I was able to heal my mental health issues forever.

When I went through deliverance, it wasn't just a priest or pastor who gave me an exorcism.

My pastor was only the vessel. It wasn't by his power that I was set free.

It was by the power of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit who set me free.

And if I wanted true healing, I needed to accept Jesus as my Lord and Saviour because He was the one who healed me.

As hard as this was, I did it.

Soon after I realised that by living in accordance to the Bible, my life automatically just got so much better.

Complete peace, no more voices in my head and no more feeling like I'm constantly weighed down by something.

And I am 5 years completely free from all mental health issues I described earlier.

So if you're in a similar situation and you've tried everything under the sun and nothing has worked, give this a try.

It didn't just work for me, you can look up on Youtube thousands of others it also worked for.

God bless you all ❤️
CCTO from Zach Zhou

07/28/2026

“𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐡”

Some names in the Bible carry more than an identity.

They carry a testimony.

When Joseph held his firstborn son in his arms, he gave him a remarkable name.

Joseph named his firstborn 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐡 and said, ‘𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝.’
(Genesis 41:51)

The name 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐡 comes from a Hebrew word meaning “𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭” or “𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐨.”

This doesn’t mean Joseph developed amnesia.
He never forgot the pit his brothers threw him into.
He never forgot being sold as a slave.
He never forgot the false accusation that landed him in prison.
He never forgot the years of waiting.

What God gave Joseph was something greater than forgetfulness.

He gave him healing. The pain no longer controlled him. The wounds no longer defined him.
The memories remained, but the bitterness did not.

𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭—𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭.

That’s what Manasseh means.
𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

Perhaps you’ve been carrying your own “𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭.”

A season of betrayal. A broken relationship. A dream that never came true. A prayer that seems unanswered.
A chapter of your life that still hurts whenever you remember it.

Joseph’s story reminds us that God is able to bring restoration after devastation.

He can turn prisons into palaces. He can transform tears into testimonies.
He can redeem years that seemed wasted.

Sometimes we’re so focused on asking God to remove our scars that we forget He is more interested in redeeming them.

𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

𝐇𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

And one day, when Joseph looked back, he realized that God’s faithfulness had become greater than his pain.

That is why he named his son 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐡.
Not because life had always been easy.
But because God had been faithful through it all.

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 ‘𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐡’—𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.

07/20/2026

𝐁𝐮𝐭...𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥?

When people talk about Abraham’s family, Isaac is often remembered as the child of promise.
But what about Ishmael?

Was he forgotten?

Was he unloved?

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐧?

The answer is 𝐧𝐨.

Ishmael’s story began with human impatience.
Before God fulfilled His promise through Sarah, Abraham and Sarah chose their own solution through Hagar (Genesis 16).
The conflict that followed was not God’s plan but the consequence of taking matters into human hands.

Years later, Hagar and Ishmael were sent away into the wilderness (Genesis 21:14). Imagine how painful that must have been—a mother and her son wandering with only a little water, believing death was near.

But even in the wilderness, God saw them

“𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐝… 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭; 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬.” [𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟏:𝟏𝟕]

God did not hear Ishmael because he belonged to the promised line.

God heard him because He is a compassionate God.

Before Ishmael was even born, God had already given him a name.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” [𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟏]

The name 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥 literally means “𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.”

That truth never changed.

Although Isaac inherited the covenant promise, Ishmael was never beyond God’s care. God promised to make him into a great nation (Genesis 17:20; 21:18), protected him in the wilderness, and remained faithful to the word He had spoken.

𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝.

𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

Perhaps you feel like Ishmael today.

Maybe you’ve been left behind, overlooked, or pushed aside.
Maybe someone else’s blessing makes you wonder if God has forgotten yours.

Ishmael’s story reminds us that although not everyone has the same calling, everyone is seen by the same God.

𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐥.

The Lord who fulfills His covenant is also the Lord who hears the cries of the broken.

Your place in God’s plan may not look like someone else’s, but His love for you is no less

𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐲.

The God of Ishmael is still the God who hears today.

07/19/2026

𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠?

Joash is one of the Bible’s most heartbreaking reminders that starting well is not the same as finishing well.

He became king when he was only seven years old after being hidden in the temple from Queen Athaliah’s murderous reign (2 Kings 11:1–3).

Under the guidance of the faithful priest 𝐉𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚, Joash led Judah back to God. The temple was repaired, worship was restored, and the nation experienced spiritual renewal.

The Bible even says,
“𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦.“
[𝟐 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟒:𝟐]

At first glance, that sounds like a wonderful testimony.

But notice the wording.

𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐉𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦.

After Jehoiada died, everything changed.

The leaders of Judah influenced Joash to abandon the Lord and worship idols (2 Chronicles 24:17–18).
When Jehoiada’s own son, Zechariah, courageously called the king to repentance, Joash ordered him to be stoned in the very courts of the temple his mentor had once restored.

The man who had been rescued in God’s house ended up shedding innocent blood in God’s house.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝?

Joash had learned to follow God through someone else’s faith, but he never fully made that faith his own.

𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧.

Borrowed faith may guide you for a season, but only a personal relationship with God will carry you to the end.

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬.
Their prayers strengthen us.
Their wisdom protects us.
Their example inspires us.

But there comes a day when their faith can no longer substitute for ours.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟.

Sooner or later, every believer must decide whether they will know God personally or merely know about Him through someone else.

Joash’s story is not just a warning about idolatry.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧.

God desires more than inherited religion. He desires a heart that chooses Him every day.

Joash lost his way not because God left him, but because he stopped walking with the God his mentor had taught him to love.

𝐀 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐢𝐦.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: 2 Kings 11–12; 2 Chronicles 24.

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