Tag Archives: wilderness

Jump

Jump
I’m a toe tester. When I run a hot bath, I gently stick in my toe to check on the water temp. I do the same at the beach, letting the waves run over just my feet before I go racing in. Those aren’t necessarily bad ideas. But, unfortunately, I do the same thing in…
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Obstacles in our Journey

Obstacles in our Journey
In the Bible, a river is often a barrier or obstacle. The Israelites faced two separate bodies of water. What did that represent? Yes, it was a physical barrier, but what did that mean for their spiritual journey? The Red Sea was a barrier from slavery to freedom. Egypt lay behind them, and in fact,…
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Wilderness

Wilderness
The terms wilderness and desert are often used interchangeably in the Bible. Those of us in the west often picture wilderness as lush forest but our mind’s eye needs to go to the desert when we are reading the Bible. God often interacts with His people in the desert wilderness. In the desert, there are…
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Let it flow

Let it flow
Have you been filled from the fountain of living water? Jesus promised to supply living water and, if we’ve asked Him, that life now flows in us. The Holy Spirit, living and active, now resides in us. If you’ve been to the fountain and are filled with the living water, you are able to live…
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