Can I share something a little personal?

Every devotional I send out begins long before it ever reaches your inbox. There’s a real person on the other side of the screen in case you were wondering if this was all AI generated content lol!

I don't sit down looking for something clever or inspirational to say. I don't share messages I haven't wrestled with myself. That would feel disingenuous and honestly, really irresponsible.

If I'm inviting you to trust God in something, it's because He's been inviting me to trust Him there first. Today's devotion hits especially close to home.

It speaks to areas where the Lord has been patiently transforming me; learning to fix my eyes on Him instead of my fears, laying down shame, choosing awe over anxiety, and remembering that God's throne remains steady even when my life feels uncertain.

I certainly haven't "arrived," but I'm deeply grateful that I don't have to walk this journey alone. God's grace has met me again and again, and He's surrounded me with faithful people who lovingly point me back to Jesus whenever I lose sight of Him.

My prayer is that what has encouraged and challenged me will encourage and challenge you too. We're all learning together. Let's lift our eyes to the King. <3

Welcome back, friends 🤍 Over the next few days, we’re going to continue sitting with this week’s message together through scripture, reflection, prayer, journaling, and practical application. My hope is that these devotionals help us slow down, stay rooted, and carry Sunday’s revelation into everyday life. Let’s dive in!

In this series, we’re looking at the destructive cycle of faithful and unfaithful Kings in Israel. This history, recorded for us in scripture, is a sobering reminder that even the best of human leaders fall short of God’s glorious ideal, and the worst of them can bring ruin on entire nations. This week, we’ll look at the wisest king in Israelite history, and we’ll see how wisdom without application is wasteful. As people of Jesus, we should live our lives according to the wisdom that comes from Heaven. Wisdom is available to us, we just need to follow its lead.

Link to this week’s sermon notes HERE!

Hands lifted, voices loud, shame nailed to the cross, freedom breaking out, sons and daughters coming home. Beneath all that praise this past Sunday is one deep conviction. God has been better to us than we have been to ourselves. That is where today begins.

Before we talk about our healing, our calling, or even our freedom, we must first look up! The soul does not find its center by staring at itself. It finds rest by beholding the King.

In Isaiah 6:1-3, the prophet says that in the year King Uzziah died, he saw the Lord high and lifted up. Earthly power had been shaken, but heaven was not in crisis. The throne was still occupied. The train of God's robe filled the temple, and the seraphim cried, Holy, holy, holy! Isaiah is not given a small, manageable picture of God. He is overwhelmed by blazing holiness, absolute authority, and beauty beyond language. The point is clear. When kings fall and kingdoms tremble, the Lord remains unmatched, undiminished, and utterly glorious!

That matters for your life right now. The enemy may try to drag your attention back to your past, your weakness, your inadequacy, or the instability around you. But awe breaks that spell. When you truly see God as He is, shame loses its throne. Fear gets smaller. Human approval matters less. Even your testimony becomes clearer.

You are not praising Jesus to hype yourself into hope. You are responding to the One who is actually worthy. His majesty is not a mood booster, it is reality. And in that reality, you remember that your freedom, your cleansing, and your welcome home all flow from the greatness of the King.

So today, do more than rush into the days tasks. Bow in awe. Take a few unhurried minutes to kneel, sit still, or lift your hands and simply tell the Lord who He is. Call Him holy. Call Him exalted. Call Him King above all. Let worship become reverence, not just volume. Before you ask God to move, let your heart first tremble and rest before His majesty.

What would change in you today if you truly lived like the throne of heaven is occupied?

Heavenly Father, You are holy, exalted, and glorious beyond all comparison. You reign above every ruler, every fear, and every shaking thing in this world. I confess that I often become consumed with my struggles, my past, and my need for control. I lose my sense of wonder and treat Your presence too casually. Thank You for revealing Yourself through Jesus, who took away my shame and brought me near. Thank You that Your throne is steady, Your mercy is real, and Your grace welcomes me home. Holy Spirit, teach me to bow in awe today. Turn my eyes upward, quiet my heart before the King, and let my worship be full of reverence, joy, and surrender. Amen.