Pastor Eve Mercie

Galatians 4:4 says when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son. The fullness of time. Not when Israel was ready. Not when the political situation was favorable. Not when the religious establishment was expecting him. The fullness of time was a moment God had chosen before any of those factors existed, … Read more

Jesus talked about money and possessions more than he talked about heaven and hell combined. That frequency tells you something about where the real spiritual battleground is located. The fight for the human heart is not primarily won or lost in the obvious categories of dramatic sin. It is won or lost in the quiet … Read more

Nehemiah rebuilt the wall around Jerusalem in fifty-two days. The speed was not the result of one exceptional leader doing everything himself. Nehemiah 4:6 says the people had a mind to work. The wall went up because families were assigned specific sections, each one building the portion nearest their own house. The butcher repaired next … Read more

Mark 9:24 records one of the most honest prayers in the Bible: I believe; help my unbelief. The man who said it was standing in front of Jesus asking for his son to be healed. He believed enough to come. He did not believe enough to be confident it would work. And Jesus healed the … Read more

The Greek word porneia appears in the New Testament over twenty-five times. English translations render it as fornication, sexual immorality, or unchastity depending on the version. The word covers a wide range of sexual activity outside the covenant of marriage, and the Bible’s position on it is not ambiguous, culturally conditioned, or open to reinterpretation … Read more

Psalm 27:10 says When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. David wrote that, and whether he was describing a literal experience or anticipating a worst-case scenario, the verse has been read by millions of people for whom the forsaking was not hypothetical. The father left. He chose … Read more

Ephesians 2:8–9 makes the most important statement about salvation in the entire New Testament: for by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Two words carry the full weight of that … Read more

The Bible does not contain the words tarot cards. And it does not need to. The practice tarot cards belong to, seeking hidden knowledge or future guidance through a source other than God, is addressed in Scripture with a directness that leaves very little room for reinterpretation. Deuteronomy 18:10–12 lists divination, sorcery, interpreting omens, and … Read more

The last thing you feed your mind before sleep is the thing it processes while you are unconscious. Psalm 4:8 says In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. David wrote that while being pursued by enemies. The peace he experienced at bedtime was … Read more

The relationship between a father and daughter carries a weight that most people feel long before they can articulate it. A daughter’s first understanding of how a man should treat her comes from her father. Her earliest sense of protection comes from him. The voice that told her she was safe, that she could do … Read more