Christianity Oasis Forum

[cimi]

OCTOBER 20TH 2016 THURSDAY


YOUR JOURNEY
Read: John 14:15-21 | Bible in a Year: Isaiah 59–61; 2 Thessalonians 3
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I grew up in the rebellious 1960s and turned my back on religion. I had attended church all my life but didn’t come to faith until my early twenties after a terrible accident. Since that time, I have spent my adult years telling others of Jesus’s love for us. It has been a journey.

Certainly “a journey” describes life in this broken world. On the way we encounter mountains and valleys, rivers and plains, crowded highways and lonely roads—highs and lows, joys and sorrows, conflict and loss, heartache and solitude. We can’t see the road ahead, so we must take it as it comes, not as we wish it would be.

Loving Lord, thank You that You not only know the path I take, You walk it with me.
The follower of Christ, however, never faces this journey alone. The Scriptures remind us of the constant presence of God. There is nowhere we can go that He is not there (Ps. 139:7–12). He will never leave us or forsake us (Deut. 31:6; Heb. 13:5). Jesus, after promising to send the Holy Spirit, told His disciples, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you” (John 14:18).

The challenges and opportunities we face on our journey can be met confidently, for God has promised us His never-failing presence.

Loving Lord, thank You that You not only know the path I take, You walk it with me. Help me to rely on Your presence, help, and wisdom every day of my journey through life.



Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading. Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Imagine how the disciples must have felt when the Master they had followed for three and a half years said He was going away. How could they cope with the loss of their Teacher, the one from whom flowed the words of life? But Jesus said He would not leave them alone, for He would send them “another Helper” (John 14:16 nkjv) who would be with them forever. The word translated “Helper” is paraclete, which means “encourager, exhorter, comforter, and intercessor.” It denotes someone who is called alongside to help. The Spirit of Christ would now dwell within them and be their helper and comforter.

By Bill Crowder

[notforgotten]

Ever since Jesus had found me, I have had this faint vision of him looking over my left shoulder. He is always there, in my good times and my bad times. In my wakefulness and my sleep. I just know that He will not forget me.

Isaiah 49:15. “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!

[cimi]

He surely wont forget us. Thank you for the reminder, notforgotten. And may I remind everyone to continue in prayer for my family and I. I believe my husband is engaging in what is called parental alienation. I haven’t seen my children since October 2nd.. This is very disheartening to me. AND parental Alienation has been said to be the worst form of psychological child abuse so I have to deal with my children being involved with that alongside not being able to comfort them.

[mlg]

Hi Cimi, thank you for the Daily Bread. Prayers continue for you and yours.