A spiritual journey

When you come to the end of this spiritual journey, you may be wondering why this post ends in Job 38. It doesn't end there. If you read the final paragraph of this post, you will see that this spiritual journey ends in Romans 8:38-39, "Nothing will be able to separate us from the love …

A Spiritual Journey (10): Job 38

This is the tenth post in a series of ten posts. You may be wondering why this spiritual journey is ending in Job 38. If you read the post, you will see that this spiritual journey isn't ending in Job 38. It's ending in Romans 8:38-39, "Nothing will be able to separate us from the …

A Spiritual Journey (9): 1 Kings 18

This is the ninth post in a series of ten posts. Here, we see the triumph of the Lord over Baal: “the fire of the Lord fell… ” (verse 38). We read about this, and we are encouraged. We remember Jesus’ disciples at the time of his crucifixion. It looked like it was all over, …

A Spiritual Journey (8): 2 Samuel 11 / Psalm 51

This is the eighth post in a series of ten posts. David is shown his sin. David confesses hi sin. We can learn so much from David’s prayer: “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore …

A Spiritual Journey (7): 2 Samuel 11

This is the seventh post in a series of ten posts. basn’t all victory for David. Sometimes, it was defeat, If, when we read David’s Psalms, we’re ever tempted to set David on a pedestal and think of him as some kind of superhuman hero, we should read about David and Bathsheba. When we read …

A Spiritual Journey (6): 1 Samuel 17

This is the sixth post in a series of ten posts. Here, we read about David’s victory over Goliath. It was a mighty victory over the Israelites over the Philistines. It was a a great triumph for the God of Israel over the gods of the Philistines. We do not, however, look only at this …

A Spiritual Journey (5): Exodus 20

This is the fifth post in a series of ten posts. Following on from Israel’s deliverance from their Egyptian oppressors. there’s the giving of the law on Mount Sinai. Again, we look beyond the Old Testament story. We look at where the Old Testament story is leading us. It’s leading us to “Jesus Christ.” We …

A Spiritual Journey (4): Exodus 3

This is the fourth post in a series of ten posts. Here, we see God’s great plan of salvation, taking a huge step forward. God indicates to Moses that something big is about to happen. The people of Israel are going to be brought set free from their slavery in Egypt. This is just the …

A Spiritual Journey (3): Genesis 22

This is the third post inb a series of ten posts. “God himself will provide the lamb” (verse 8). These are words that point us forward to Jesus Christ, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).

A Spiritual Journey (2): Genesis 3

This is the second post in a series of ten posts. Everything began so well, but things didn’t stay good for very long. This is the story of sin. It’s the story of separation from God, but there’s also the promise of salvation. Satan will not triumph over the Lord. The Lord will triumph over …

A Spiritual Journey (1): Genesis 1

This is the first post in a series of ten posts. Let’s start at the very beginning. It’s a very good place to start” (from The Sound of Music). We begin with God, not with ourselves. He was there before us. We came later.