Jesus in Deuteronomy
Our background photo for today shows a gate leading from one pasture … to another pasture. But, as you can tell, it is a long way off. Barbed wire is prominent in the foreground of our background photo.…
Jesus in Numbers
As we open the book of Numbers, it is time for the people of Israel to enter and settle in the special homeland God promised to give them. But when the people of Israel reach the special land…
Jesus in Leviticus
It is significant that the gate in today’s background photo is flanked on either side by large garbage cans. The people of Israel were miraculously delivered from oppression and slavery in Egypt. No longer were they marginalized, mistreated,…
Jesus in Exodus
Our background photo for today features a farm gate … it is clear that hard work is done here! The book of Exodus opens with the people of Israel under the oppression of hard labor!! Their freedom has…
Jesus in Genesis
The very first book of the Bible, Genesis, opens with God creating the most wonderful paradise!Imagine for a moment the most fabulous vacation resort ever … can you see the immaculate, beautifully landscaped grounds … lush green foliage,…
Come and See
Yesterday we pondered how that when we come to Jesus, the Gateway to Heaven, we will not be instantly swept through a spectacularly grand gate into a paradise of indescribable beauty. No. When we come to Jesus, the…
Gateway to Heaven??
When we think of a gateway to Heaven, we instantly imagine a spectacularly grand gate … leading to a setting of indescribable beauty beyond. However, you will notice that the gate pictured in today’s background photo is not…
What is the way to paradise?
Yesterday we considered the question: How do we get to paradise?? We all long for paradise. We long for escape from the brokenness of the world we are living in. We long for escape from the chaos, the…
What is the way to paradise and eternal life?
Our world is broken. Our world is full of pain. We all want freedom and escape from the pain & suffering. We want escape from the brokenness. Surely there must be some sort of beautiful paradise where we…
The greatest love – God loved us!
God is all-knowing. Therefore, when God first created this beautiful world, He knew from the very beginning that humanity would make the choice to disobey and rebel against Him. God knew from the very beginning that humanity would…