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 ...
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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 ...
Is Jesus really the only way?
Welcome to Encouraging Word Wednesday! If you're new here, welcome! If not, welcome back! Each week through Easter, we'll be looking at the names of Jesus, and I hope you'll join us and add a link to one or two of your recent encouraging faith-filled posts. I look forward to reading them! This week, let's take a look at the fact that Jesus is the ...