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  • Three amigos in the wilderness; In the Wilderness

    Wilderness Journey

    June 8, 2026

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published June 8, 2026

    In the Wilderness: When God Doesn’t Keep His End of the Bargain

    “And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his...

  • Woman resting head on laptop; suffering produces character; Growing Weary

    Wilderness Journey

    November 24, 2025

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published November 24, 2025

    Growing Weary and How to Stay Strong

     “. . . looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the...

  • View from a deep pit; Wilderness Experience

    Wilderness Journey

    November 2, 2025

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published November 2, 2025

    Wilderness Experience or Pit: Choose Your Path to Freedom

    “So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only...

  • Ancient soldier in battle armor; giants in Canaan; Judges 20; An Overcomer; God Will Fight for You.

    Wilderness Journey

    September 29, 2025

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published September 29, 2025

    God Will Fight for You, but You Still Have to Go to Battle

    “Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give...

  • Desert; Walk By Faith Not By Sight

    Wilderness Journey

    August 18, 2025

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published August 18, 2025

    Walk by Faith not by Sight: Which Message will You Believe?

    “And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us” Deuteronomy 1: 27....

  • Majestic Mountains a serene lake and evergreens; The Lord Will Fight

    Wilderness Journey

    August 4, 2025

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published August 4, 2025

    The Lord will Fight your Battles, but Will You Let Him?

    “Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God.  And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give...

  • choppy surf at the beach; Elijah and Fire from Heaven.

    The Narrow Path / Wilderness Journey

    May 12, 2025

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published May 12, 2025

    Elijah and Fire from Heaven: The Cost of Discipleship

    “And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, ‘O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and...

  • Mountains and trees; Strength for the Weary.

    Wilderness Journey

    April 6, 2025

     by Anita Wood

     by Anita Wood · Published April 6, 2025

    Strength for the Weary Soul in the Wilderness of Unmet Need

    “The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary” Isaiah 50: 4. I believe this verse is Isaiah the prophet...

Three amigos in the wilderness; In the Wilderness

Wilderness Journey

June 8, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published June 8, 2026

In the Wilderness: When God Doesn’t Keep His End of the Bargain

“And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his...

Delectable dessert tray; Temptation To Sin; Self-Denial; God's Goodness

Repentance/obedience / Uncategorized

June 1, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published June 1, 2026

God’s Goodness: How to Taste It

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him” Psalm 34: 8! This psalm encourages believers to praise God continually. It highlights His protection of the righteous and invites...

Wilderness; Promise Land In the Bible; A Hard Heart

The 4 Soils

May 25, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published May 25, 2026

A Hard Heart: How Does God Soften It?

“But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said” Exodus 8: 15. The second of the ten plagues God brought upon Pharaoh for...

Camel in the desert; Trust in the Lord

Storms of Life

May 18, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published May 18, 2026 · Last modified May 19, 2026

Put Your Trust in the Lord and He Will Rescue You

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume...

grayscale photography of trees and house; obedience in the bible, examples; Adversity Bible; Storms of Life; The Storms of Life

Storms of Life

May 11, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published May 11, 2026

The Storms of Life: Can We Predict Them?

“And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, ‘You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands...

Wheat field at sunset; Harvest of Righteousness; How to Have Peace.

Repentance/obedience

May 4, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published May 4, 2026

How to Have Peace: It’s a Fight

 “So the land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.. . . That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.” Judges 3: 11, 30. This passage outlines...

Sun burst below ominous clouds; Afflictions.

God's Discipline / God's Redemptive Nature

April 27, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published April 27, 2026

When Afflictions are Just What We Need

“. . . No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly” Psalm 84: 11b. Psalm 84 is a joyful song of longing for God’s presence and celebrating the blessings of dwelling in His...

Demon with wings; Demon Possessed Man; Bible Giants In the Land; Sin In the Bible; Your Enemies

God's Redemptive Nature

April 20, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published April 20, 2026

Your Enemies: How God Uses Them to Bless You

“They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord God” Ezekiel39:10b. This chapter is about God’s judgment of Israel’s enemies. Among other things, God will bury them...

Silhouette of woman running at sunset; suffering produces character; Being Faithful; Endure

God's Redemptive Nature

April 13, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published April 13, 2026

Endure Through the Pain to Become Strong

“For when I am weak, then I am strong” 2 Corinthians 12: 10b. In this passage, Paul focuses on a “thorn in the flesh” given to keep him humble, declaring that God’s grace is sufficient and...

Woman standing near ocean with arms outstretched in elation; what does the parting of the Red Sea represent?; Righteousness

Repentance/obedience

April 6, 2026

 by Anita Wood

 by Anita Wood · Published April 6, 2026

Righteousness: How Is It Produced in the Believer?

“But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him” Hebrews 10: 38a. This passage out of Hebrew 10 explains that the Old Testament sacrificial...

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