Jesus in Ruth

Jesus in Ruth

Our background photo for today features a lovely pink gate.  However, if you look closely, you might notice that the photo seems slightly off-tilt.  Things don’t seem to be quite level.  This is because the road in front…
Jesus in Judges

Jesus in Judges

In the book of Joshua we saw great success!  Tremendous victory! God was with His people Israel in mighty power!  God was faithful to bring His people into the fabulous land He had promised to give them! But…
Jesus in Joshua

Jesus in Joshua

In our background photo for today a beautiful paradise awaits just beyond the gate.  Brilliant sunshine beckons … just beyond the gate.  Glimpses of the Pacific Ocean can be seen … deep blue waters stretching far away to…
Jesus in Deuteronomy

Jesus in Deuteronomy

Our background photo for today shows a gate leading from one pasture … to another pasture.  But, as you can tell, it is a long way off.    Barbed wire is prominent in the foreground of our background photo.…
Jesus in Numbers

Jesus in Numbers

As we open the book of Numbers, it is time for the people of Israel to enter and settle in the special homeland God promised to give them.  But when the people of Israel reach the special land…
Jesus in Leviticus

Jesus in Leviticus

It is significant that the gate in today’s background photo is flanked on either side by large garbage cans. The people of Israel were miraculously delivered from oppression and slavery in Egypt.  No longer were they marginalized, mistreated,…
Jesus in Exodus

Jesus in Exodus

Our background photo for today features a farm gate … it is clear that hard work is done here! The book of Exodus opens with the people of Israel under the oppression of hard labor!!  Their freedom has…
Jesus in Genesis

Jesus in Genesis

The very first book of the Bible, Genesis, opens with God creating the most wonderful paradise!Imagine for a moment the most fabulous vacation resort ever … can you see the immaculate, beautifully landscaped grounds … lush green foliage,…
Come and See

Come and See

Yesterday we pondered how that when we come to Jesus, the Gateway to Heaven, we will not be instantly swept through a spectacularly grand gate into a paradise of indescribable beauty.  No.  When we come to Jesus, the…
Gateway to Heaven??

Gateway to Heaven??

When we think of a gateway to Heaven, we instantly imagine a spectacularly grand gate … leading to a setting of indescribable beauty beyond. However, you will notice that the gate pictured in today’s background photo is not…