Jesus goes ahead of us. That is a comforting thought and reveals how much He loves us. Jesus illustrates the sheep-and-shepherd relationship of going ahead, and, in a spiritual sense, this is what Jesus does in our lives. John 10:4 After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him …
The ark shows God’s salvation blueprint. The details of the ark foreshadow how Jesus will save us. Genesis 6: 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its …
The Lord knows all about us in a good way. A day does not go by when we are not in the Lord’s heart every moment. He knows the struggles we are facing, our joys, our desires, and when we sin. The Lord also knows His plans for us and how He will work in …
Lord, what is Your plan? For most of my life, I did not give much thought to asking the Lord His thoughts before proceeding with my ideas. Planning without asking the Lord may have been your experience also. Matthew 6:33 affirms the importance of seeking the Lord before moving forward and the benefits when we …
One of my friends emailed me an obituary of a mutual high school friend. This reminded me how short life is. But Jesus has more for us. What will we do with the life the Lord has given us? Will we become followers of Jesus or choose a path away from the Lord? Only the …
Does God really have a plan for my life or is that for important people in the Bible? Why would I want to follow God’s plan, anyway? Those are good questions and maybe you have asked those questions along your faith journey. In our story, Gideon was hiding from the Midianites when he was in …
Samuel had anointed David to be the next king. When David wrote the 23rd Psalm he would have been best friends with the son of King Saul and married to the king’s daughter. To the world, it would look like David was on the fast track to become king. God had told him it would …