God’s Provision for the Journey

This is the beginning of a line from the story, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” I guess the Disney movie uses “Magic Mirror on the Wall” but the original story uses “Mirror, Mirror.”

Getting to know someone isn’t an easy process. I’m speaking in general terms here. Whatever the circumstances are for getting to know someone; whether it’s a relationship pertaining to a job, a sports team, a club, a church, or a spouse, it usually—maybe always—involves significant effort.

For most American Christians the Old Testament is probably the more neglected part of scripture. The New Testament—apart from the Revelation of John and Hebrews—is easier to read.

“CAUTION,” “HAZARDS AHEAD” We’ve all seen signs like these somewhere; they get our attention. What they’re saying is: beware, pay attention, look at what you’re doing, be ready for what’s ahead.

Extending back to the time of Moses there have been indications, preserved in the scriptures, that there would appear a unique individual who would represent the Lord’s interests and concern for His creation.

What ails you? What gets in your way? What confuses and confounds you? What scares you? What do you need? What do you want?
What if the answers to all these questions could be reduced to one question with one answer?

G’Day Mate. This is an expression that Australians use to greet one another. It’s a way of wishing one another well while affirming a shared experience of relaxed culture. At least that’s how I interpret it.

We’re fascinated by love; it’s part of what drives us in our quest for life: the desire to survive, to succeed, to gain, to make progress almost certainly includes obtaining a relationship with someone; hopefully the right one.

What do you think of when you hear that phrase, maybe a magic act or a sleight-of-hand card trick?

I heard a pastor recently give a caricature of prayer from the pulpit. He suggested that people tend to have a simplistic approach to prayer that combined an acknowledgement of God’s presence with a presentation of their current needs.