A Christ Follower: The Journey

Know Your True Enemy: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (ESV) 🛡️ The Invisible Battle Think About This Life often feels like a struggle with conflict involving others, and this includes inside and external turmoil; however, it is not a battle with other humans. Paul reminds us that the real battle isn’t with people at all. It’s spiritual. Our enemy isn’t our neighbor, coworker, or even ourselves. The Devil and his minions would like us to believe this, as he works behind the scenes and stirs up all kinds of trouble among God's people; nevertheless it’s the unseen forces that seek to pull us away from truth, peace, faith, unity,  and the straight an narrow path the Almighty, through Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit, wants us to stay on. Our verse today lifts the veil and shows us that our fight is ...

  Strength for the Battle “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood…” — Ephesians 6:10–12 (ESV) In the book of Romans 13:11-14, Apostle Paul tells us how to be empowered to be an overcomer and live a decent life. He tells us to do so because our day of salvation is nearer, each morning, than it was when we first believed. He tells us to cloth ourselves in Christ, and we do this by putting on the Armor of God, as described in Ephesians 6:10-10. Today, we will begin sharing with you multiple devotionals on why this can be a supernatural experience. In this world, life can often be, and feel, chaotic and overwhelming: Paul reminds us that our true struggle isn’t against people or circumstances—it’s spiritual warfare. The Devil is our unseen, but very real, enemy who is a liar and a schemer; nevertheless, we can BE Stro...

  When Death Becomes A part of Life:  When death becomes a part of life, it is accompanied by grief and a troubled heart. In John 14: 1-6, this is precisely what is going on as Jesus teaches His disciples, and us, 21 centuries later. In this sacred Word of God, that will sustain you and me during one of the hardest times in life, Jesus speaks clearly, dearly, with love, compassion and tenderness about Heaven. His disciples are troubled. They are afraid. They are confused. The Cross looms awesomely on their horizon, and their world feels like it's unraveling. It's kind of like we feel during times when our loved ones are going to leave us here or have already gone on to be with the Lord; nevertheless, into our storm of uncertainty, Jesus speaks peace and encourages us to achieve a Heavenly view. Let not your hearts be troubled. Neither let them be afraid. You believe in God. Believe also in me.   The Place. The Relationship. The Heartbeat Heaven, in this moment, is not jus...

 So shall my Word be that goes forth from My mouth. It shall not return to me void. But it shall accomplish that which I please. It shall prosper in the thing for which I sent It. Isaiah 55:11 Wherever you are in the world, God wants you to hear from Him: Like the man in the picture above, whether you read the Word, hear the Word, study the Word, meditate on the Word or memorize the Word, your Creator is longing to speak to you, if you will listen, and I will tell you why. First, when you intersect with God's Word, as our scripture lesson implies, the very Words flow from the Holy Spirit as if they are coming from the very mouth of God. And God says what He is speaking will NOT be wasted. What He says will not return unto Him void.  They will, however, accomplish whatever He pleases.  As a matter of fact, those things He speaks will prosper in accomplishing what He is broadcasting to you. This brings us to you.  How will you benefit?  You can count on it, the wo...

For decades now, I have been blogging and was surprised just how many people all over the world are coming to read this blog. Some are from countries where being a Christ Follower can be life threatening or dangerous. One thing I know is, if you are like me, you definitely need to be covered with prayer. And so, just about every morning I pray for all of you who read this. And I trust God that you are covered by His protective hands.  I would like to challenge you to pray for all who come here from around the world and let us see what our loving heavenly Father will do, as we join in prayer, in Jesus Name. While you are at it. Pray for me. I really need it. God Bless You, SoJourner.

Delighted, Committed & Trusting People Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your ways to Him and trust in Him: He will act. He will bring these things to pass. Psalm 37:4-5 Ancient wisdom really does help us to experience true life that is full, and this brief passage is jam packed with powerful ways for us to be and do. And it's really simple what God is telling us to be here in order for Him to be active in our lives. Delight yourself in the Lord: I don't know about you but being delighted in the Lord is an easy task for me.  I am delighted, for example, that God loves the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to be the Savior of the world.  I am delighted that anyone and everyone who believes in Him will never perish but will live eternally.  It brings me joy that God didn't send Jesus to condemn the world, but He sent Him to save us. And I find it ecstatic that, when a person truly believes, that a...