Pathway Weeklies

What is your favorite song? The one that comes to mind whenever you ponder the gift of God’s love and grace? You may say, “Amazing Grace” or the contemporary song, “This is Amazing Grace.” Others may offer “Reckless Love” or “Graves into Gardens!” Like the first rays of sunlight on the horizon, Psalm 111 provides us with the first dawning of the Lord’s eternal desire to warm His people with eterna...

The late Billy Graham, who enjoyed remarkable effectiveness throughout his nearly eight decades of ministry, once said, “The Christian life is not a constant high. I have moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God forgive me,’ or ‘Help me.’” Psalm 143, from beginning to end, contains a continuous appeal to God. The psalmist’s lament signals...

Have you ever thought, “It must be true because I read it on the internet”? Most everyone knows the danger of such a claim; it often signals trouble! John obviously knew nothing of the internet, but he similarly warns believers to “test the spirits,” which proves to be sage advice with spiritual concerns. There were many false teachers and teachings swirling about, and he was seeking to protect th...

How do you handle life’s testing times? Perhaps you worry. Maybe you even lash out at those you love. Others will deny the situation and seek to avoid confronting the trouble! I read numerous accounts of people on social medial who refuse to face their troubles and eventually find that they are overwhelmed by the results. The psalmist pens Psalm 112 as a reminder that our troubles provide us with ...

“The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind,” is a portion of a verse from the iconic 1962 song recorded by folk singer Bob Dylan. The song itself was termed a “protest song,” but the series of rhetorical questions it poses cause the listener to ponder issues like peace, war, and freedom. This refrain phrase may mean something like “the answer is so obvious that it is right in your face.” John wr...

The ascent to the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak, requires great skill and predetermined rest stops along the way. Isaiah provides us with something spiritually similar in chapter 55. There is an obvious warmth to this passage that catches immediately the attention of a reader as it demonstrates God’s profound care for His children. This passage is something of a rest stop along...

“God never made a promise that was too good to be true” (D.L. Moody, Christian History, Issue 25). The Lord makes three promises in the first paragraph of Isaiah 43, and I wonder how the people who first heard these words responded? God has just chastised them for being dull and blind in the latter part of chapter 42, but here He speaks of being their redeemer! Was He being capricious? Hardly. He ...

“All these people” provides every true Christian with all they need to carry forward in steadfast faith! The author of Hebrews lays aside his discussion of Abraham for a moment in Hebrews 11 to offer some general remarks about those he had discussed to this point. They had lived their lives and died, still living out their faith in the Lord. They lived out their faith, even though they had not pos...

God does not lose those souls He has saved (1 Peter 1:4, “kept in heaven”). There can be no more powerful statement than the one with which this devotional begins. It was written because the first readers of Hebrews needed to remain steadfast in their commitment to Christ. Since then, this chapter has created libraries full of commentary based upon a flawed interpretation of verse 6 and the phrase...

It would be impossible to take a “food selfie” of all the daily bread that God provides. If you are like me, you often despair at the numbers of food photos people post on social media sites. These types of “pantry posts” seem to be all the rage, but I must admit that I miss the good old days where we saw pictures of kids at ball games, family gatherings, and puppies and kittens. I hasten to add, ...