Field guide · Terrain · “He restores my soul”
Us with Godand Scripture
Forecast: a slow warmth building, most likely somewhere along the road.
Four tired ways to walk
Each has some truth in it. None of them is the whole story.
Under GodSheep that hide from the Shepherd
The Bible is a rulebook, and I read it to find out what I’m doing wrong.
Over GodSheep that know the way
Pull out the principles and apply them. That’s what it’s for.
From GodSheep that follow the grass
I’ll find a promise and claim it for my situation.
For GodSheep trying to be the sheepdog
Every passage is material for my next talk or lesson.
Scripture is a place to meet the Person it’s all about.
Jesus told some careful Bible students that they searched the Scriptures for life but refused to come to him to have it (John 5:39–40). The words point past themselves to him. On the road to Emmaus, two friends realized their hearts had been burning while he opened the Scriptures to them (Luke 24:32). So we can read slowly, ask honest questions, and expect to meet someone.
Where the Shepherd isHe is the Word who became flesh and made his dwelling among us (John 1:14).
Read one short Gospel story today and ask, “Where are you in this, Jesus?”
Lord, will you meet me in these pages?
Fellow travelers
People in Scripture who walked this ground before us.
- The two on the road to Emmaus walked for miles beside Jesus before they knew who was explaining Moses and the Prophets to them (Luke 24:13–27).
- The Ethiopian official was reading Isaiah in his chariot when Philip ran up and told him about Jesus (Acts 8:26–35).
Keep walking
- With God: Sheep that know his voicethe posture every entry points to
- Which Way Are You Walking?a short self-check
- The Field Guideevery entry, by terrain, weather and crossing