HighPoint Devotionals

There is a moment in the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus stops being merely challenging and becomes what can only be described as impossible. He has already told His listeners to abandon anger, flee lust, keep every promise, and refuse retaliation. Each of those demands is difficult enough on its own. But then He lands the final blow: "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:48 calls us not to incremental improvement, not to being slightly better

In a world increasingly divided over questions of justice, immigration, and national identity, we find ourselves caught in what appears to be an impossible tension: the struggle between law and love. Our culture frames these as opposing forces—you must choose either strict adherence to rules or compassionate acceptance of all. But what if this is a false choice? What if the very foundation of a thriving society requires both God's law and God's love working in perfect harmony