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Louie Giglio
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October 16 - October 18, 2025
When they heard God walking in the cool of the day . . . they decided to hide from Him.
Conviction comes from the Holy Spirit. Condemnation comes from the enemy. Condemnation is born out of guilt, but conviction is born out of grace.
Condemnation leads us to conceal our sin. This is where Adam and Eve found themselves. But conviction leads us to confess our sin. It leads us to repentance.
Condemnation leads us to rededication—to vow over and over that we will never commit that sin again. Conviction leads us to a place of absolute and total surrender.
Condemnation leads us to a future decision that isn’t going to get us where God wants us to be. But conviction is the doorway that leads us to real change in our lives.
Say hello to conviction. It’s coming from the Spirit of God out of a rule of grace. Say goodbye to condemnation. It’s coming from a spirit of guilt that has already been canceled in Jesus Christ.
Grace isn’t some ethereal, flimsy, milquetoast kind of thing. Grace has grit, backbone, and muscle. Grace is the left hook that destroys the power of sin.
Shame is a powerfully destructive force. It causes us to feel we are unworthy of God’s love, acceptance, or plans. It causes us to feel marred so strongly that we feel damaged beyond repair.
We try to hide from God behind denial or by trying to keep out of his way. Or we hide from people behind layers, walls, titles, busyness, or accomplishmen...
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But the ultimate description of goodness in Paradise was a lack of shame.
One minute Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed. The next minute they were hiding from God, desperately trying to cover themselves with fig leaves.
Fortunately, God formed a rescue plan. He sheltered and clothed the two humans in garments of animal skin that He made for them. He pointed to the future
Thanks to the work of Jesus on the cross, you can be free from shame.
Don’t let that truth pass
you by. Shame does not need to be part ...
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You can win the battle for your mind. But this only happens when you surrender your life
completely to Jesus. He will lead you to green pastures and quiet waters. He will guide you through dark valleys. You will not be in want, because He will restore your soul. Jesus will prepare a table for you in the presence of your enemies. But there’s nothing to worry about, because your head is dripping with anointing, your cup overflows with abundance, and goodness and mercy are following you all the days of
your life. The Good Shepherd is sitting at your table. Jesus has invited you to all the abundance He offers. ...
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The imagery of Psalm 23 is vivid and comforting. The Lord is our shepherd. He makes us lie down in green pastures. He leads us beside quiet waters. He guides us along the right paths and through the darkest valley. He prepares a table for us in the presence of our enemies.
12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13 We
are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. 15 Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increas...
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why has God set a table in the presence of your enemies? The table is not set just in God’s presence—it’s set in the presence of the difficulties, the trials, the challenges. So why is the table set there?
God has put the table close enough to the fray so that those in the fray can hear what is going on. Christianity is not exclusively suited for sequestered moments between us and God. It’s a relationship in the midst of the fray so that someone who needs to know there is something
called abundance can lean over and listen to what is going on between us and the King.
We want to have light in our eyes today—and live like there is joy in our hearts. We do this keeping our eyes locked on the King at the table instead of on the fray around us.
We don’t live in a “lingering” world. But lingering in the presence of the Almighty is one of the best methods of defense against an enemy who is trying to get at our table.
The first reason is so that we can know that God is enough. None of us want trials, difficulties, or moments when we feel no one has our back. But those are the moments when we recognize God is real and is with us.
The second reason for the location of the table is so our enemies can see that God is enough. God loves our enemies, and He wants them to have a witness. When we are looking at God, our faces reflect Him, and they begin to see God in us. We reflect God’s glory.
A third reason why God put the table in the presence of our enemies is so that we can let our cup overflow. When we are focused on God, our cup overflows, and we have plenty of God’s goodness to share with others. We find we can love our enemies, bless those who curse us, and speak well of those who are not speaking well of
us.
When we are focused on God, people will notice there is something different about us. But before long, they will begin to do what we always long for people to do—stop looking at us and start trying to figure out who we are
looking at. They are going to be drawn to the King.
“Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life” (Psalm 23:6).
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“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10).
You are alive in the Spirit, alive by the Spirit, alive for Christ, alive in Christ, to live the life of Christ so that He might be glorified. This is not a negotiation. This is a call to surrender completely to Jesus. You are to be completely open and available to Him. He has given you a new identity. Your call is to make Him known in the world.
I don’t want the easiest path. I want to know God intimately. I want my life to be abundant and defy human explanation.
I’m thinking this is the life you want too. This kind of life can be yours. One that’s dependent fully on the power of the Holy Spirit. And it’s activated by you stepping forward in faith. Too often we want to see miracles first before we take a step. But the fullness of the life that Jesus provides becomes evident when we move, act on His leading, and open our mouths and speak. The steps we
That’s your call today. Do not give the enemy a seat at your table. You can win the battle for your mind. The Good Shepherd is sitting at your table. Jesus has invited you to all the abundance He offers. It’s a meal for just the two of you. He Himself is the feast.
