Going Places with God: A Devotional Journey Through the Lands of the Bible

Top Highlights

“Satan tempts at opportune times of vulnerability and need. Jesus hungered. But temptation always offers to fulfill a legitimate need in an illegitimate way. Every temptation Christ endured took place at a different location and had a different motivation, but Jesus’ response remained the same: ‘It is written . . . ’ Christ’s response shows us that regardless of the nature of our temptations, the Word of God holds the truth we must draw from to stand firm. When temptation squeezes, Scripture should spill out.” (source)

“Either the Bible will keep you away from sin, or sin will keep you away from the Bible. —C. S. Lewis” (source)

“As we strain to see tomorrow with all its uncertainties, we can take comfort that our God sees the future as clearly as the past. He seldom gives us all we need in order to understand, but He always gives us all we need to obey. Eventually, we discover that in our simple obedience to God’s Word, He has guided us along paths far too complex for us to see at the time. He leads us with His wise—but often unusual—directives, always rooted in Scripture, for our good and for His glory.” (source)

“Problems never just go away or take care of themselves, especially when God allows them in order to shape our character. God will patiently wait and allow the circumstances to compel us to do what we should have done at the beginning: surrender all control to God.” (source)

“Jesus’ repeated comparison of Sodom and Israel reveals that the only thing more tragic than sin is refusing its remedy.” (source)