HighPoint Devotionals

What does it mean to be truly blessed? When we open our mail and see "Congratulations!" splashed across the envelope, we've learned to be skeptical. Pre-qualified offers and sweepstakes notifications have trained us to throw such promises directly into the trash. Yet when Jesus opens His most famous sermon with repeated declarations of "Blessed are you," He's making an offer we shouldn't dismiss so quickly. The Unexpected Nature of Blessing Jesus begins the Beatitudes with a

In the opening words of John's Gospel, we encounter a profound truth that echoes the very beginning of creation itself: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." These words deliberately mirror Genesis, inviting us to see that the God who spoke creation into existence is the same God who stepped out of eternity into time. The very first recorded words God spoke in Genesis were "Let there be light." Before animals, before humanity, befo