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I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety (Psalm 4:8). How many of us wouldn't love to be able to sing the ending of this Psalm? We know the guilt of lying awake at night stewing

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A Christian devotional for the wandering journey of the Christian life. New devotionals Monday, Wednesday & Friday, created by pastor Michael Bootsma of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church of Hamilton, occasionally featuring guests. The Sunday sermon at Immanuel is also downloaded.Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Michael Bootsma hosts Wilderness Wanderings, a religion show with 1,000 episodes published.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety (Psalm 4:8). How many of us wouldn't love to be able to sing the ending of this Psalm? We know the guilt of lying awake at night stewing

When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites (Nehemiah 2:10). Nehemiah finally makes it to Je

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forevermore. Evil people will not always rule

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text is Matthew 15:21-28. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection! To see this sermon in the context of the worship service it comes from, find

Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, "Let us break their chains and throw off their sha

The king said to me, "What is it you want?" Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king… (Nehemiah 2:4-5a) Not all prayers are long and eloquent. Nehemiah's certainly wasn't. The way this is written, it a

Our text is from Luke 7:22-23 Jesus replied to the messengers, "Go back to John. Tell him what you have seen and heard. Blind people receive sight. Disabled people walk. Those who have skin diseases are made 'clean.' Dea

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text is Matthew 14:22-33. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection! To see this sermon in the context of the worship service it comes from, find

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at the commander. Jesus turned to the crowd that was following him. He said, "I tell you, even in Israel I have not found anyone whose faith is so strong." (Luke 7:9-10). How does one

"They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand. Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in

Nehemiah prayed to God, "You said, 'If your people are not faithful, I will scatter you among the nations. But if you return to me, I will bring you back. If you obey my commands, I will gather you together again… I will

Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless…Whoever does these things will never be shaken (Psalm 1 5:1,2,5 ). Psalm 15 is a 'worker's' song. There are oth

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text is Romans 8:14-17. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection! To see this sermon in the context of the worship service it comes from, find it

I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence, rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind (Proverbs 8:30-31). If we are to experience Sabbath's potential, we need to consider the p

I was the king's wine taster (Nehemiah 1:11). Why does this chapter end stating Nehemiah's position in the Persian court? The wine taster was a very important person among the king's officials, most likely responsible fo

I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done…Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life (Psalm 143 :5,8 ). In the Bible, God has multiple occupations. Here are a few from the Psalms:

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text is Ezekiel 36:24-32. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection! To see this sermon in the context of the worship service it comes from, find

The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made ( Psalm 145:9). Our text, along with others, has given rise to the teaching known as "common grace." This doctrine reflects on different ways in which God is

"The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices… (Ezra 9:1). "Moderation in all things". This popular bit of fo

May the favour of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands (Psalm 90:17). Growing up, the New Year was always ushered in with a reading of Psalm 90. Sometim
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