This week’s message, part of “Rise of the Royals,” moved from extended worship into a focused call to live an “action by faith” life. Centering on 1 Samuel 16, Abrianna unpacked the phrase “an evil spirit from the Lord,” argued that God does not send evil, and showed how Jesus and the apostles interpret such passages. She then pressed the church to see every believer as a minister, to “rightly divide” Scripture, and to carry the message of reconciliation everywhere. The service closed with public prayer, prophetic encouragement, and a fresh commissioning.

Link to Sermon Notes HERE!

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!

There are moments in worship when the room is full, hands are lifted, and yet some hearts still carry the quiet ache of wondering, Where are You, God? We live in that tension. We praise with honesty, not pretending life has been easy, but confessing that God has still been good. That matters. Faith does not deny the midnight hour. Faith sings in it. And when feelings try to preach loneliness, abandonment, or disappointment, worship becomes a holy refusal to let pain define who God is.

James 1:17 gives us a steady anchor. Every good and perfect gift comes from the Father, and in Him there is no shifting shadow. James is not offering a sentimental thought. He is drawing a line in the sand.

God is not mixed. He is not partly kind and partly cruel. He does not bless with one hand and wound with the other as though darkness lives in Him too. His character is consistently, purely good. That means whatever is evil, deceptive, or destructive should never be charged to His heart.

This is where many believers quietly struggle. We may say God is good, but then interpret hardship as proof that He has changed, left, or turned against us. Yet the gospel teaches us to read our lives through God's character, not God's character through our pain. He remains. He remains when prayers feel delayed. He remains when the assignment feels heavy. He remains when the enemy whispers that you are alone. His goodness is not measured by your emotions in the moment, but by His unchanging nature revealed in Christ. The Father you worshiped yesterday morning is the same Father beside you tonight.

So today, reject every false view of God that has been trying to settle into your mind.

Refuse the lie that He is distant, unstable, harsh, or unfaithful. When those thoughts rise, answer them with truth. Say out loud, God is good, and He does not change. Then ask the Lord to expose any hidden belief that contradicts His character.

What false picture of God do you need to renounce today so your worship can rest in who He truly is?

Heavenly Father,

You are perfectly good, steady, and true. There is no darkness in You, no shifting in Your heart, and no failure in Your character.

I confess that I have sometimes judged You by my feelings, my disappointments, and my unanswered questions. I have believed wrong thoughts about You instead of resting in Your truth.

Thank You for revealing Yourself through Jesus as the faithful and loving Father.

Thank You that Your goodness does not change, even when my circumstances do.

Holy Spirit, help me reject every lie about who God is. Renew my mind, strengthen my faith, and teach me to worship with confidence in Your unchanging goodness.

Amen.