And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst. (Exodus 25:8) God wants to live with us. This truth about God is breathtaking for the following reasons. He is God. Awesome, powerful, wise, just, holy and righteous are just some of the characteristics He offers to get an insight into […]
Read More JJ25 #07 – That I May Dwell With ThemBehold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” (Genesis 28:15) The personal encounter with God can do wonders in establishing identity and purpose. Jacob had an awareness of God. You can […]
Read More JJ25 #06 – Close Encounters of the Divine Kind – What God SaysTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24 ESVUK) This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:32) Matthew, Mark and Luke feature conversations that Jesus has with people who […]
Read More JJ25 #05 – Responsible – Relational Insights Part 2Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens […]
Read More JJ25 #04 – Responsible – Relational Insights Part 1The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man … (Genesis 2:15-16a ESVUK) Making the most out of something is the art and technique of good management. It took me a long time to understand and appreciate this truth. In that length of […]
Read More JJ25 #03 – Work It, Keep It – Diligence and VigilanceThe Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man … (Genesis 2:15-16a ESVUK) At some point in my teenage years, I was asked the wonderful question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A seemingly regular and conventional question to […]
Read More JJ25 #02 – The Work and The CallThe Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed (Genesis 2:8 ESVUK) A great outlet for my Dad when he lived in England was his allotment. An allotment is a piece of land among a set of lands that could be leased out to residents, and […]
Read More JJ25 #01 – Working Out the Work AgainJesus is all the world to me. Loner, though I have been in the past, I would not have made progress on the journey without a friend. I have found in Jesus the best friend I could ever have. He is very patient with me. I mess up often, and He doesn’t reject me but […]
Read More JJ24 #61: Next Steps in the JourneyThe Kingdom of God. That’s it. That’s all. Service is a grand concept. People are enticed by being told they are customers and so are subject to outstanding customer service. People are compelled when they’re told by their political representatives that the representation is done as a service to the people. When we go to […]
Read More JJ24 #60: State of the JourneyJesus. Only begotten Son of God. Son of Man. Redeemer. Saviour. Healer. Teacher. Lord. As I would appreciate, reflecting on who Jesus is and what He has done, is doing, and will do is the sort of preoccupation that consumes all of life. It’s not just an exercise in reading and recalling the titles and […]
Read More JJ24 #59: Developments in the Journey
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