Bruised and injured I lay on the ground
My adversaries advance, closing in for the kill
I pull my belt tight around my waist, secure my breastplate
I see their angry faces as they move closer
They taunt me with their screams, “Where is your God now?!”
After a short break, I am resuming posting to this blog with a scaled back schedule. For the time being I am planning to post new content once a week on Tuesday mornings. I will also repost older content as I occasionally did last year with #ThrowbackThursday. In February, this blog will be 10 years […]
Read More New Year New PostsThe Thessalonians found true joy in serving Christ despite hardships and trials. They did not do things grudgingly or because of guilt. People knew their faith was real, that they held eternal truths, not words based on idle human wisdom.
Read More Finding True JoyWe often think of Jesus calling people to follow him, but do we think about people calling Jesus to follow them? Like Levi, we should invite Jesus to follow us into our lives and the people we know.
Read More Calling Jesus to Follow UsIt’s humbling when God shows up and proves our doubts were wrong. It’s embarrassing when we realize we put all that effort into something without inviting Jesus into the boat. Yet Jesus patiently invites himself into our boat, teaching us his ways.
Read More Bringing Jesus into the BoatJesus proceeded to show the apostles that God will provide all you need. In verse 16 he took the loaves and fishes and “gave thanks and broke them.” Then he had the disciples distribute them to the thousands in the crowd.
Read More Being Satisfied With God’s ProvisionOur repentance isn’t just an act of verbalizing our faith in Jesus. John warns in verse 9, “every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Read More Clearing a Path for Jesus in the Wilderness of LifeAs a fortress, God also defends us against the forces of evil. We need not be afraid because the arrows of the evil one bounce off the fortress of God that surrounds us. We do not need to fear the evil that stalks us.
Read More Seeking Refuge in God’s FortressGideon has doubt about God’s intent to save them and perhaps even more doubt about his ability to lead the charge against their oppressors. The Lord reassures Gideon he has the strength and that he is with him (6:14), yet Gideon still questions God’s judgement.
Read More God’s Faith in Abilities We Don’t See in OurselfWhy are we so afraid of the people and forces of this world? So often we respond like the disciples in the midst of the storms that pop up in life by crying out to God to do something saying, “Don’t you care?”
Read More Where Do We Place Our Fear?
