The Old Testament land of Canaan is a type a Christ. Just as the land was good, even “exceedingly good,” Christ is the only good One in the universe (Matt. 19:17). Just as the good land was the goal of God’s people, Christ is the goal of New Testament believers […]
Growing up reading the Bible, I had heard about “the good land” throughout the Old Testament, but I never understand what it stood for.
Ezekiel 34:14 says,
I will feed them with good pasture, and their dwelling place will be upon the mountains of the heights of Israel; there they will […]
You’re standing in the corner of a room filled with conversation and laughter. You see your friends clustered in the middle of the room, surrounded by more people. You see smiles, casual hair flips; you hear words about someone’s dog and someone else’s science class. You mumble something, then hold your breath. Nobody seems to notice. You say it again, louder […]
If you’re anything like me, you don’t tend to wake up with a smile on your face and praise on your lips. Even as a morning person, I struggle to rid myself of the feeling of deadness, disdain for my roommates, and aversion toward my Bible. It’d be fair to say that it takes me a good amount of time to […]
A few months back, the Lord took something out of my life that was very precious to me at the time. I was clouded with a heavy sense of sadness for a long time. I was so confused as to why God would do something that would leave me feeling so empty and so hurt. However, I soon found myself becoming […]
I woke up to the frantic wailing of my alarm clock. I always feel like my alarm grows slightly more panicked every time I press snooze, and after the seventh time that morning, it was on the verge of hysterics. I pressed stop this time, a silent commitment to actually get out of bed. The list of to-do’s running through my […]
When I was 16 years old, the Lord Jesus came into my life and dynamically saved me. I say “dynamically” because it took a definite experience of the Spirit of Christ to snatch me from Satan’s grasp. I was living completely in the world, doing everything possible to find joy and pleasure. The Lord, however, graciously came in and let me […]
Imagine that you own a very colorful and unique painting. You have had this painting your whole life, and you would like to get it appraised. So you call the painter and a famous art critic to examine the painting. The painter loves his work of art, and he knows it is priceless. However, the critic thinks it is full of […]
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I am presented with decisions I have to make with little to no idea what I want. This literally ranges from, “Do I want to be a Journalism or Public Relations major?” to “Do I really want to pay an extra $2 for guac on my Chipotle?” Regardless, I can rarely […]
The last two weeks have been rough. Rough like I didn’t want to get out of bed, and no brownie or walk with Effie could fix my mood. I was blasting Beyoncé and contemplating buying a beanie baby. But I just dyed my hair pink instead. I didn’t want to go to the Sunday meetings, and the idea of seeing anyone […]
