This week, I can't help but think of Jesus, riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with crowds shouting praise all around him, exclaiming their king had come. They had waited so long for deliverance, for rescue, for a ruler with righteousness. They were filled with joy at the thought of restoration - a king to rule over Israel. Jesus was filled with sorrow because He ...
christian living
5 Things that Do Not Define You
I missed taking part in Five Minute Friday last week so I've been looking forward to it all week. At least I was looking forward to it until I saw this week's prompt. My mind went blank, and it stayed that way. I am, however, committed to participating in FMF so I'm pressing forward. We'll just have to see where this goes when it gets there. I look at the word ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday: Living Water
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water." Psalm 63:1 Have you ever been thirsty? I'm talking really thirsty, the kind of thirst that comes from more than a dry mouth, a thirst you feel throughout your whole body, your whole being? I have to tell you: I rarely ...
He Calls Me Friend
Imagine the scene: A man walks slowly through the camp, carrying his tent. One by one, people come outside and watch, all eyes trained on him as he leaves the camp and starts pitching his tent. They watch intently until he enters it. When he does, a cloud comes down and stands at the entrance. In the pillar of cloud is the presence of God. As the people watch, ...