The Bible says “When you walk through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you pass through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames…
Remember in the Wilderness
Going out into the wilderness stirs us to remember. It might be recollections of the last time we were in this place, what we and others thought and said and did, or it might be flitting, half-forgotten memories of something…
Nothing is Missed by the Eyes of God
God has His eye on the wilderness, on the times and seasons, on the happenings in the wide open meadows and hidden forest glens. Nothing goes unmissed from His eyes, both in human affairs and in what we might call…
Judgement is Not the Answer to Creation’s Groans
Sometimes in traversing the wilderness, we feel its groans (see Romans 8:18-22). We see its oppression to sin, to evil, to the slavery that came when Adam and Eve sinned. It is a reality that creation is not living in…
Like Plants, God Came to Give Us Life Abundantly
I just got back from a trip to the wilderness. It was a good time of being with my family; we made more than just a few happy memories 🙂 And hiking through the wilderness – some of it fairly…
What Does God Feel in a Sunrise?
Sometimes I wonder about the thoughts of God’s mind and heart when He looks at the wilderness. I know He loves the works of His hands – His creation – but I have to wonder what He thinks
Creation Responds to the Power of God
“Romans 8:22 says that “creation groans for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God.” Nature longs to manifest the Kingdom [of God]. The earth groans for this, wanting to be healed. Even water longs to be walked on…
Water Longs to be Walked On
“Romans 8:22 says that “creation groans for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God.” Nature longs to manifest the Kingdom [of God]. The earth groans for this, wanting to be healed. Even water longs to be walked on…
When the Sons and Daughters of God are Revealed
I was reading a book the other day that had little to do with the wilderness, but one of the authors took a quick side tangent that I found interesting. I’ll be spending the next several weeks discussing the quote,…
God is Infinite
God is infinite. We often think of His infinity as big; very, very big. But God is bigger than that. We also think of God’s infinity in terms of huge – as large as the ocean. But God is…