So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free. (John 8:36, AMP)
Do you know why my site is called “God is Always Faithful?” Well, it’s because I believe He truly is! And His faithfulness was never more real than on the day He sacrificed His own Son for me. God couldn’t handle not having a relationship with me. He didn’t like that sin separated me from His presence. He wanted me to experience the fullness that life could have. That’s why He sent Jesus!
Do you know that there are over 100 names and titles for Jesus in the Bible? Do you fully grasp all that Jesus came to be for you? Let’s take a look at His many attributes and the names that describe Him. I pray you find comfort in the One who came to die for you.
1. Jesus is a Shepherd
Jesus came to care for the lost sheep. That’s you and I. He came to be the Shepherd, the One to guide us gently back into the flock. He will never force you to be a part of the flock of sheep. But I promise you, the only place you are safe is under His care.
“I am the Good Shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me– just as the Father knows me and I know the Father–and I lay down my life for the sheep.” ~John 10:14-15
Let us go over to the other side. (Mark 4:35)
Take time to read Mark 4:35-41.
This passage of Scripture begins with 8 simple words. “Let us go over to the other side.” There was really nothing complicated about those words. Jesus wasn’t hiding anything from the disciples. He wasn’t playing a trick on them. He wasn’t asking them to understand a parable. He was being very clear with His words. They were going to get in the boat and go to the other side of the lake. Well, the disciples weren’t quite ready for the little adventure that would soon take place.
We see that not long after the boat set out to sea, a storm breaks out. The waves are crashing into the boat. The disciples become frantic. They look at Jesus and see that He is sleeping. What in the world is He doing? He’s comfortable on His cushion and catching some Z’s. You can take a look right there in verse 38. Jesus had a cushion and He was resting away. Do you ever feel like God is sleeping during the storms in your life? Do you tend to do what the disciples did next?
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. (Habakkuk 3:17-19)
Habakkuk was living in some pretty difficult times. Yet, he did not allow this to affect his mood. He made a choice to praise God even if everything around him didn’t make sense. He declared that he would praise God even if… Read more
Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9)
Joshua is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. He was bold, he was enthusiastic about God, and almost always saw the glass as half full. He was my kind of guy. The type of person I could see myself being friends with. Let’s find out who he was and what God commissioned him to do!
The first time we meet Joshua in Scripture is when he came back from the land of giants with his friend Caleb. Caleb said, “We can take those guys, no problem!” That’s me paraphrasing it, of course! There were 12 spies that went out and Joshua was one of two who came back believing they could go forward and overtake the land. (Read Numbers 13:26-33)
Then we see Joshua is mentioned again a little later for the condition of his heart.