Category: the Journey

Last Sunday was Easter. This week I and many others of faith are reflecting on the meaning of Easter /Resurrection Sunday. Acts 1-3 show how the Apostles all carried out the Great Commission. The significance of the Resurrection is that it’s the hope of our faith. The Resurrection of Jesus is the seal that guarantees… Read more

This week is Passion Week. This week we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, hs final week on Earth and his crucifixion and resurrection. In my devotional this week, I have been reading several verses that discuss the passion week. Today’s entry was Isaiah 53. This was a great prophecy which predicted Jesus’s… Read more

When I look to my present circumstances I sometimes wonder if things are going to change. I feel like I’m not moving fast enough in my life and career. I feel restless when confronted with these thoughts. One of the biggest mountains in my life is my anxiety over my present circumstances. I remember in… Read more

God’s provision sustains us and helps us to get through the day. When we put our trust in him we can see him bring us through everyday. When we learn to trust God we can see learn to discern God’s will for our lives. We can learn to discern his will and we can learn… Read more

I am learning to be content in my circumstances. One of the biggest mountains in life is anxiety. The best answer to anxiety is to trust in God. By placing my trust in God I can rest in him and his plan for my life. God’s blessing often comes when we place our faith in… Read more

I am at a point in my life where I am learning to be content in the place where God has me. I have dreams and desires, for my life, and recently I’ve been learning to lean on God and relying on him for direction and trusting in him and his plan for me. My… Read more

I am reading through the Psalms right now. While doing this I have been reflecting on the message of the Psalms. These are the prayers and hyms of believers of the bible and the church. I have been reading the story of David and looking at the events in his life that must have been… Read more

These last several days I have been studying the life of David. From his anointing until is death, David was used by God to bring his people to new heights. David was not a perfect man by any means, but he was still a devoted follower of God. David is called a man after God’s… Read more

2 Samuel 11-12:23 recounts the story of David and Bathsheba. When David went out onto his roof he saw Bathsheba bathing and lusted after her. He slept with her, orchestrated the death of her husband, and took her for his own ( 1 Samuel 11). This sin displeased God who sent the prophet Nathan to… Read more

God has grace for those who seek him. One of the hardest mountains to climb is the mountain of sanctification. Temptation is an ever present threat. God encourages us to lean into him and to, repent when we sin, for our sins are forgiven in his grace (Eph 1:7). God wants us to repent and… Read more