R. L. Wilson

God Makes Himself Known through Jesus

By R. L. Wilson / December 7, 2022

Every Christmas for many years, Paul Harvey would retell the parable of the Man and the Birds.[1] In brief, it involved a man who saw a flock of birds in…

God Makes Himself Known Through Scripture

By R. L. Wilson / November 29, 2022

In two previous articles we talked in a general sense about what revelation is, and how God has revealed some things about Himself through the things He created. Look’s look at…

The Cities of Refuge as a Picture of Christ

By R. L. Wilson / November 29, 2022

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, He was far more than just a Jewish boy born to poor parents in less than auspicious circumstances. He was, as John 1 tells…

Facing Temptation

By R. L. Wilson / November 21, 2022

Matthew 4:1 tells us that “Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” While there, Satan tried hard to get Jesus to go…

God Makes Himself Known Through Nature

By R. L. Wilson / November 14, 2022

In a previously posted article (God Makes Himself Known), I gave a brief overview of the whole idea of revelation. In this article, I want to focus on one of…

In Christ! Meditations for Thanksgiving

By R. L. Wilson / November 14, 2022

Are you looking for reasons to be thankful this year? Have the past few months been so difficult that you are having a hard time believing you can do as…

What Can You Do Without Him?

By R. L. Wilson / November 8, 2022

I was recently reminded of a song I learned years ago: Without Him I could do nothing Without Him I’d surely fail Without Him I would be drifting Like a…

God Makes Himself Known

By R. L. Wilson / November 1, 2022

Our story begins, in a sense, in Genesis 1:26-27 when “God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish…

If Any of You Lacks Wisdom

By R. L. Wilson / October 24, 2022

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (James 1:5) How many of…

Do Not Lie to Yourself

By R. L. Wilson / October 18, 2022

So, I was somewhat casually doing my Bible reading for today from Colossians chapter 3, when I came across verse 9 and read, “Do not lie to yourself…” Wait! What?…