A Christ Follower: The Journey

The Hebrew of the Hebrews: Yeshua      Anyone who knows anything about history knows that the Hebrew people are an ancient and modern people.   They outlived many of their ancient contemporaries; for example, when was the last time you talked to a Philistine, Canaanite or Moabite person? Yet, thousands of years ago the Jews/Hebrews interacted with them and were even challenged by them, putting their own existence at risk. The Hebrew still is on the forefront of modern culture, and you can readily hear about the news worthy things they accomplish on a daily basis.   Perhaps the most astounding claim to fame they possess is that they view themselves, as does the Holy Bible, as God’s people.      There was one, and is one, who came to them and from them with his own astounding claims:   His Hebrew name is Yeshua. You all know this person as Jesus.   He was named Yeshua (Savior) because he came to save his people from...

The Man God Called A Fool Luke 12:13-20 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed ; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions .” And he told them this parable : “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.   He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves ...

And how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.   2 Timothy 3:15   So Paul is writing to the young man Timothy, and he is talking with him about "the Holy Scriptures."  If you continue reading what he says on through verses 16 and 17, he says quite a lot. But it is about the single most important topic of the Holy Scriptures that he wants Timothy to reflect from the outset.  He wants him to think about something that he has learned from the Holy Scriptures that he has known "from infancy."  He wants him to remember the wisdom of God's word.  He wants him to really think about the salvation made possible through faith in Jesus who is the Christ.   I got to thinking about this today, and it occurs to me that we write all kinds of books, blogs, articles or pamphlets related to the word of God, and in so doing I wonder if we get so wrapped up in t...

As the Spirit of The Lord works within us, We become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more. 2 Corinthians 3:18b (NLT)      Think about it.  Each day we journey with the Lord, he is working within us in an intimate relationship, and he is doing so for the purpose of empowering us to reflect his glory (be more like him) each and every day. This is amazing because, after all is said and done, you and I are being created to become like Christ .     The thing that is so important in this is NOT that he gives us a bunch of rules to follow to work at becoming like him.  He is giving us himself so we will have a relationship with him.  When this happens, out of this intimacy with God, the miracle of transformation occurs.   Be Blessed 2day Especially today     SoJourner                            ...

Let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God... What is good and pleasing to him And perfect. Romans 12:2        Growing is a big part of life, even as your hair gets "white with the frost of many winters."  For those of us who have experienced some of the aging process, I know this is  hard to believe that growing is possible as we get older; but not when you are talking about supernatural involvement in that growth. So how does this begin to take place?      First it would be good to let it happen.  If we choose to resist the very concept of such growth, we will be a long way from experiencing the miracle. I have learned that usually this growth takes place when I face the difficult challenges of life.  I don't recall a whole lot of growth taking place in my life when I am doing okay.  It's the tough times that God uses to help me g...

You Will Know The Truth And The Truth Will Set You Free. Jesus   Knowing the truth has a freeing impact on your life and brings transformation to you soul.   SoJourner 

  God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterwards, they will receive The Crown of Life That God has promised to those who love Him . James 1:12        It does not take a person of any wisdom at all to figure out, if you live long enough, that each one of us is going to face some challenges:  Spiritual Challenges, Emotional Challenges, Relational Challenges, Financial Challenges and Physical Challenges are common place, and their is no getting around it.        The question is how do we face these challenges head on?  We could try to do so in our own strength.  We could do so without reaching out to others. We could blame God and others for allowing such activities to occur.  We could look at the challenge from an entirely earthy point of view or we could live in such a way that that there would be a blessing as a result of the testing.      ...