The Journal of a Journey
You cannot save yourself now anymore than you could before. The only way you can remain saved is through Jesus. The only way you can live a “good Christian life” is through Jesus. That’s why we need faith in Jesus. And that is why Satan so desperately attacks our faith. Read More …
God spoke identity over His Son. He proclaimed that this was His beloved Son. The voice that spoke the universe into existence was now speaking identity.
And immediately after this, the Holy Spirit whisked Jesus off to the desert for 40 days of temptation. The Bible records three specific temptations, and they all deal with identity. Read More …
Unconditional love. It sounds so good. And yet many people reject the idea that God loves us unconditionally. To be honest, I don’t blame them, because I have seen many people misuse this concept. We need to understand that God’s unconditional love is not His unconditional approval. Read More …
I’ve got to be honest: most days, I don’t feel like reading the Bible.
And in case you think this is some article where I give you my top five reasons why I read it anyway, it’s not. Read More …
So, now we’re alive again. We’re living, not on our own life, but the life of Jesus Himself.
So what happens if we try to die again?
In other words, whose life, then, are we trying to die to? Read More …
I didn’t really believe that God wanted me in His kingdom. I certainly didn’t think I delighted His heart or brought joy to Him unless I did some good work for Him. I didn’t believe that He had chosen me. I didn’t really grasp that I was His son.
And I didn’t believe that He is the basis of my righteousness. Read More …
Persecution for Jesus’ sake brings you a blessing and a great reward. But will you pay the price to receive that blessing? Read More …
I don’t know about you, but I want my life work to succeed and to last. I want it to remain long after I’m gone, continuing to bear good fruit. I would hate to discover that, shortly after I get Read More …
To go with my final post in the “Learning to Know Our Father” series, I felt God leading me to record the song He gave me a couple years ago, “For God So Loved”. This song is really my personal Read More …
As we saw in the last post in this series, when we don’t understand God’s love, it keeps us from having a great relationship with God. The love of God is the basis for our love for Him and others. Read More …