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Get an insider’s look at what is on Luis’ mind.  Read snippets from his personal journal, share in his thoughts, insight, and wisdom as he digs through the Bible.

Journal Entry - June 21, 2010

We can all become overwhelmed by worries and fears. But there is good news! Deuteronomy 31:8 states God’s truth: “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

We can trust in the promises made by our heavenly Father. We don’t have to worry because He promises to take care of us. The Lord insists on repeating many times over: “Do not worry; I am here. I will take care of you.”

This is not an easy thing to do because we are born unbelievers. We are born distrusting. We are born fearful. We look around and see the world as it is, finding all sorts of reasons to be fearful and worry.

But God gives us the choice to say, “I will not be afraid.” We must choose to rely on Him and to rest in Him. Again, this does not come naturally. If it did, God wouldn’t need to repeat it! But He does repeat it many times throughout His Word because He knows that we are very slow to grasp His truth.

Psalm 23 acknowledges the reality of dark times in our lives (“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death …”). Think about what a shadow is. It’s something that stems from a tangible object standing between you and the light. The shadow reflects that object, but we often can’t even identify the object because we’re too consumed with its shadow!

We can spend our lives fearing the shadow of things that never come to pass. But we must choose to trust. We must choose to not fear. We can even find enjoyment in His comfort in the middle of dark times (Psalm 23:4)! Hebrews 13:6 prompts us to, “say with confidence, ‘the Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.’”  

God promises to take care of us. As we strive to, “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,” guess what? “All these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). Now there’s a promise worth rejoicing in!

Journal Entry - March 3, 2010

Consider the privilege we have in taking communion, the Lord’s Supper. Consider the honor we have in sitting at His Table!

Let’s go to 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. Here we read about the strong friendship between David and Jonathan. With great loyalty, they both promise to take care of each other’s family when the other dies.

When Jonathan dies first, we witness King David’s sincere loyalty when he says, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?" (2 Samuel 9:1). Even though Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth, was crippled in both feet, David invited him to sit at his table - the king’s table – all of his days.

Think about that! We are just like Mephibosheth – far from perfect, yet invited by the very King of kings to forever feast at His table.

Let us rejoice! It is only by the blood of Jesus Christ that we are given this privilege. May we never take this blessing for granted.

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