Long dry spells and droughts are often broken by savage storms. The soil is fragile because the grass covering has died, leaving the soil naked and exposed to the elements. Topsoil is washed away leaving only hard sub-soil for the next crop and the loose soil around...
How does the Lord choose to speak to you? Are you listening when He is trying to get your attention? It may be that He uses a fellow believer to speak truth to you. Perhaps He makes His will known to you through the Holy Scriptures. There are even times we get to hear...
"I have called you friends . . ." (John 15:15) A friend wrote me the other day and told me that I sure do seem to have a lot of good days in my life. This friend wanted to know what is the difference between having a good day and having a bad day. I thought about it a...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song of Solomon 1:8, we discovered the truth that that God is NEVER far away! When we cry out to Him, He comes running to us like a gazelle over the hills. And at the times when we seek to know His will and He doesn't seem to be...
Last week, in Wilderness Instruction, Part 3, we saw that our hearts, the Temple of the Holy Spirit, need to be fashioned after the heart of Jesus Christ. Only then can we truly experience God to the fullest. But just how do we fashion our hearts after the heart of...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song of Solomon 3:1-4, we discovered the truth that that when we are so encased in problems that we can't find God, we need to: a) long for Him; b) search for Him; and c) seek the aid of other Christians to help us refocus. And when...
Last week, in Wilderness Instructions, Part 4, we learned by looking at the instructions given for the construction of the Ark of the Covenant that God wants us to understand that our ultimate rest and salvation is His first priority. He wants us to be assured that...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song 5:2-6a, we discovered the truth that one reason God sometimes feels so far away is that He tried to reach out to us, but we didn't respond. When God calls, we need to respond in HIS time! If we don't, the moment may pass us by....
Last week, in Wilderness Instructions, Part 5, we learned that the symbols of the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat are to be a constant reminder to us that God resides in our Heart-Temples, that He is there for us, that He longs to guide us and direct us, that...
In last week's lesson, focusing on Song of Solomon 5:6b-8, we discovered the truth that when God seems far away, when troubles come to us while seeking Him, even when we cry out, "Where are You God, why aren't You here to protect me!" He's already been there, calling...