Traci Coston

Merry Christmas! ✨

Little else is as comforting to me as meditating on “Emmanuel—God with us.” Wow. King of the Universe. Creator of all. And yet—not far removed. WITH US. Personal. I am so thankful for a Savior who not only knows, but who wants to be known. Life in Him with my family is truly the greatest gift of all. 🎁

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Traci Coston

Many people don’t know that when the Bible says Jesus was laid in a manger, the Greek word there for manger is “phatnē” which refers to a feeding trough, and many in Bethlehem were made of stone.

Here’s what’s powerful:
Shepherds in the Bethlehem region were known for raising sacrificial lambs for the Temple. When a lamb was born, it was carefully inspected for blemishes and often placed in a manger or trough to protect it from injury because a damaged lamb could not be offered to God.
So when the Lamb of God entered the world, He was laid in the *very place* where sacrificial lambs were kept.

And who did the angels announce His birth to?
Shepherds. Not kings. Not priests. Shepherds—men who understood sacrifice, blood, purity, and lambs without blemish.

When the angels said, “You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12), it was a sign they would immediately recognize.

This child wasn’t just a baby. He was the final Lamb.
The One who would take away the sin of the world.
From the moment He was born, Jesus was marked for sacrifice—not by men, but by God.

✨ “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29)

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Traci Coston

This is horrific and evil. Reports say that Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu factory worker, was brutally lynched in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh district after being accused of making derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad. According to multiple reports, an Islamist mob attacked him, beating him until he lost consciousness. After he was k1lled, his body was tied to a tree and set on fire in public view.

Human life is sacred. Forced belief, mob justice, and public executions are straight up EVIL. We should be able to say that plainly, without apology.

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Traci Coston

It is NOT ok as Christians to tell people to “have the life they deserve”—even if that person did something truly wicked. If God gave US what WE deserved, we would ALL be condemned and go to hell. We can call out evil, but our attitudes should be “I pray they repent” not “I hope they pay for it.”

Can you imagine Jesus hanging on the cross and spitefully saying “Have the life you deserve!” instead of “Father, forgive them”?

Saying “Have the life you deserve”:
-Is not biblical
-Is not righteous
-Is not Christlike
-Is not justice
-Is cursing dressed up as moral superiority

Christians are called to:
-Speak life
-Bless, not curse
-Pray, not condemn
-Trust God with justice

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Traci Coston

It is super important that we realize God has placed *different* leadership gifts in the Church for the building up of the Body (Ephesians 4:11–13).

-Apostles are often called to establish, govern, and advance the work of God with spiritual authority and long-term vision.

-Prophets are especially burdened to reveal God’s heart, expose deception, confront idolatry, and call both the Church and culture back to truth.

-Evangelists are gripped by the urgency of the gospel and mobilize others to reach the lost.

-Pastors shepherd, nurture, and guard the people of God relationally and spiritually.

-Teachers ground believers in sound doctrine so the Church is not tossed around by error.

This is why you often see different reactions from leaders in the church to the same cultural event. A lot of the time (if the leader is truly led by the Spirit and not the fear of man), it’s because they are operating according to their ASSIGNMENT—not how the general body thinks they should be reacting to it.

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Traci Coston

When a person bows before God, they don’t bow to fear, pressure, or people. True confidence isn’t manufactured by applause or performance—it’s forged in humility before the Lord. When God is your foundation, pressure can’t break you, criticism can’t define you, and success can’t control you. Your identity is already settled.

Scripture reminds us:
“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.” (Proverbs 29:25)

A life surrendered to God produces a strength the world can’t give—and can’t take away. That kind of posture doesn’t just win games; it steadies a life.

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Traci Coston

Tonight, I preached on victory over sin, and someone sent me a video of himself destroying his meth pipe while listening to my livestream. 😭🙌

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Traci Coston

PRAISE THE LORD. I was trevailing over this whole situation last night in prayer and it felt like the Holy Ghost literally took over. When I tell you I was WEEPING. 😭 🤧 It lasted for about 20 minutes until all of a sudden I felt a peace I couldn’t explain and I knew something had shifted in the spirit. Thank you, Jesus. 😭

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Traci Coston

Archaeologists excavating ancient Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) have uncovered one of the most stunning confirmations of Scripture. Digging through layers of collapsed masonry and burned debris, they found something no ancient city should show: The walls had fallen outward. City walls don’t do that. When an army attacks, walls fall inward.

But at Jericho, the thick mudbrick walls had collapsed outward, forming a ramp—exactly what the Bible describes when it says “the wall fell down flat, so the people went up into the city” (Joshua 6:20).

Excavators also discovered:
•A massive burn layer, showing the city was destroyed by intense fire (Joshua 6:24).
•Jars full of grain—proving the city fell quickly, not after a long siege.
•Evidence dating to the exact time frame of Joshua and the Israelite conquest.

Archaeology has once again done what it always does: catch up to the Bible.

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Traci Coston

If you’ve ever looked at an old Bible map from the 1800s or early 1900s, you’ve probably seen the Holy Land labeled as “Palestine.” And today, many people use that to argue that Israel wasn’t a real nation until 1948.

But here’s what most people don’t know:

1. “Palestine” was a geographic label—not a nation, not a people, and not a country. For nearly 1,800 years, “Palestine” was simply the Roman/Ottoman/British regional name for the biblical land of Israel. It was no different than calling a region “the Balkans” or “Scandinavia.”

That’s why old Bibles, old atlases, archaeology books, missionary maps all used “Palestine.”
Not because Palestinians ruled the land, but because that was the administrative label of the time.

2. Rome renamed Judea “Palestina” in 135 AD in an attempt to erase Jewish identity. After crushing the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt, Emperor Hadrian banned Jews from Jerusalem, renamed the region Syria Palaestina, and renamed Jerusalem Aelia Capitolina.

It was a punishment and an attempt at erasure, not a recognition of a Palestinian nation. That Roman name stuck in Western writings for centuries.

3. There has never been a sovereign “State of Palestine.” Not once in world history. No king, government, national borders, currency, or national army. The land passed through hands—Israel, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Rome, the Ottomans, the British…but never a Palestinian nation.

So when old Bibles say “Palestine,” they’re referring to the Holy Land, the Land of Israel, under its Roman/Ottoman-era name.

4. So why did Israel reappear in 1948? Because prophecy said it would. People who don’t understand prophecy assume Israel was “created” in 1948. But biblically, historically, and prophetically—Israel was restored, not created.
The Bible prophesied this:
A. Israel would be scattered among the nations.
(Deut. 28:64, Ezek. 36:19, Luke 21:24)

B. God would bring them back to the same land He gave their fathers. (Isaiah 11:11–12, Ezek. 36:24, Jeremiah 30:3, Amos 9:14–15)

Every one of these prophecies unfolded in our generation.

5. 1948 was not the birth of a new nation—it was the resurrection of an ancient one. Ezekiel 37 prophesied God would make Israel “one nation” again. Isaiah 66:8 asked, “Shall a nation be born in a day?” That happened May 14, 1948. Israel returned to the very land where Abraham walked, David ruled, the prophets cried out, and Jesus lived, died, and rose again. They did not appear from nowhere or steal it from another nation. They came home.

6. Israel is living proof that God keeps His word.
Their survival and restoration is not political coincidence. It is covenant prophecy. It is God’s timetable and evidence that Scripture is true and God is faithful.

And the same God who gathered Israel back to their land is the God who keeps every promise to His people today!

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