Eric Mayfield

There is a principle in Scripture that many believers overlook: what you sow matters, but what you believe about what you sow matters too. In 1 Kings 3, Solomon offered what could only be described as an extravagant sacrifice. The Bible says he offered a thousand burnt offerings before the Lord. That was not casual worship. That was costly devotion. That was intentional hunger. And it was after that sacrifice that God appeared to him and essentially said: “Ask what I shall give you.” (1 Kings...

In the Book of Psalms there is a beautiful and mysterious line that has captured my heart. In Psalm 87 it says: “As they make music they will sing, ‘All my springs are in you.’” (Psalm 87:7) Other translations phrase it this way: “Both the singers and the dancers say, ‘All my springs are in you.’” This is a powerful picture. The singers are worshipping. The dancers are celebrating. And together they declare something profound: every spring, every source of life, every well of joy comes from...

Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:22–23 are some of the most sobering in all of Scripture: “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and do many mighty works in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness.’” What makes this passage unsettling is not the mention of judgment—it’s the familiarity. These are people who: knew His name moved in supernatural power exercised...