• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Blog
    • A New Creation
      • A New Creation
      • A New Creation: In the Beginning
      • A New Creation: Illumination
      • A New Creation: Separation
      • A New Creation: Foundation
      • A New Creation: Preparation
      • A New Creation: Multiplication
      • A New Creation: Sanctification
      • A New Creation: Relaxation
      • A New Creation: Consummation
    • Kingdom – Explorations of the Sermon on the Mount
    • Old Testament
      • Genesis
      • Job
      • Psalms
      • Isaiah
      • Ezekiel
      • Jonah
      • Micah
    • New Testament
      • Matthew
      • Luke
      • Acts
      • Romans
      • 1 Corinthians
      • 2 Corinthians
      • Philippians
      • Ephesians
      • 2 Timothy
  • Podcast
    • Reminders in the Wilderness
    • What Are You Doing Here?
    • The Reminder of God’s Provision
    • The Reminder of God’s Perseverance
    • The Reminder of God’s Power
    • The Reminder of God’s Presence
    • The Reminder of God’s Protection
    • The Reminder of God’s Providence
    • The Reminder of God’s People
  • About
    • Statement of Faith
  • Registration
  • Member Login
    • Password Reset
    • Account
    • Profile
    • Logout
  • Contact Us

Wilderness Wonderings

Restoring wonder within the wandering of life.

Featured

Genesis – The Favor of God

David Noland
January 12, 2023

The reality of God’s favor is this: it has nothing to do with us and has everything to do with God’s sovereignty and faithfulness to His word. He is faithful to His word regardless of our faithfulness to Him.

Continue Reading Genesis – The Favor of God

Spotlight

Genesis – The Salvation of the World

David Noland
January 7, 2023

When we make the pursuit of God’s will about us, we miss the entire point of His will. The pursuit of the will of God leads to the propagation of the salvation of the world.

Continue Reading Genesis – The Salvation of the World

Genesis – The Judgement of the World

David Noland
January 5, 2023

The righteousness of God far exceeds our own righteousness. However, His measure of our righteousness is measured not by our actions or obedience, but rather by our faith in Him and our trust in His word to accomplish what He desires in our lives. Noah’s righteousness was credited to him by God due to his faith in Him. As such God demonstrated mercy, grace, and faithfulness to His word for mankind.

Continue Reading Genesis – The Judgement of the World

Genesis – The Corruption of the World

David Noland
January 3, 2023

Corruption itself is not…sin; rather it is the result of sin that has been allowed to take root and wrap its thorny limbs around a fleshly heart. Corruption is merely the symptom of the much deeper rooted problem of our sinful nature.

Continue Reading Genesis – The Corruption of the World

Jonah Series

Jonah: The Brooding Prophet

David Noland
August 9, 2021

The grace and mercy of God is not yours for your own enjoyment and selfish benefit. It is extended to you so that you might extend it further to those around you.

Continue Reading Jonah: The Brooding Prophet

Jonah: Unrepentant Anger

David Noland
August 2, 2021

Anger is nothing more than an emotional response to unmet expectations. The question then becomes a matter of managing our expectations.

Continue Reading Jonah: Unrepentant Anger

Jonah: The Repentant King

David Noland
July 26, 2021

Humble leadership inspires humble followers, and God honors the humble who submit to His authority. In the same way that rebelliousness begets rebellion from the top down, so does repentance beget repentance when its starts at the top and trickles its way down to those who would follow.

Continue Reading Jonah: The Repentant King

Jonah: The Prophecy of Doom

David Noland
July 19, 2021

When God gives a prophet a message to deliver, the heart of the Father is always a heart calling for repentance, even if we selfishly desire the destruction of those the message is intended for.

Continue Reading Jonah: The Prophecy of Doom

Jonah: A Return to Dry Land

David Noland
July 15, 2021

When we finally reach a place of humble repentance, God has you right where He wants you and He will place you right where He needs you for His purposes. And there is no better place than we’d rather be than in the place where His will is perfected in and through us.

Continue Reading Jonah: A Return to Dry Land

Jonah: A Prayer of Repentance

David Noland
July 8, 2021

Salvation is not ours to give or to take. It is God’s and God’s alone. He alone has the power to save. We can’t save ourselves by the works of our hands, the power of our confession, or even our own faith. That is the exclusive domain of the sovereign Lord Almighty. He alone has the authority to save us. He alone has the authority to condemn. He alone is righteous and holy. Thus He alone is worthy of our worship and worthy to be praised.

Continue Reading Jonah: A Prayer of Repentance

Jonah: A Fishy Grace

David Noland
July 7, 2021

Even in the midst of judgment, God Almighty will often provide a means of mercy in accordance with His sovereignty in order to perfect His will. Sometimes that mercy may come from the most unlikely, and miraculous, of places.

Continue Reading Jonah: A Fishy Grace

Jonah: Man Overboard

David Noland
July 6, 2021

When you claim to be a follower of the Most High God, yet it is readily apparent that you are not following Him but rather you are running from Him, even unbelievers will see the consequences of your disobedience.

Continue Reading Jonah: Man Overboard

Jonah: In Over His Head

David Noland
May 26, 2021

Inevitably, any time you willingly hide from God in the midst of your self-induced circumstances, you will find yourself in over your head. There is no hiding from the One who can see deep into the recesses of your heart and mind. The Father will always pursue His wayward child in an effort to get his attention, but He will not force His will upon us. However, He will allow the consequences of your sin to exact its payment in kind. And sometimes, even in the midst of your rebellion, God will still get the attention of those observing from the sidelines.

Continue Reading Jonah: In Over His Head

Jonah: The Coming Storm

David Noland
May 25, 2021

When your world is falling apart around you, how do you respond? Do you close your eyes and hope it just fades away? Or do you cry out to the One that can save you in the midst of your turmoil?

Continue Reading Jonah: The Coming Storm

Jonah – The Reluctant Prophet

David Noland
May 24, 2021

Not one time does the Bible ever say “The word of the Lord left”. God’s word is always coming; it’s never leaving. And its coming always demands an obedient response.

Continue Reading Jonah – The Reluctant Prophet

A New Creation Series

A New Creation

David Noland
May 3, 2021

The overarching theme of the Scriptures is that God creates, He redeems, and He recreates. God creates that which He loves and He blesses that which He loves. He redeems that which He loves. And He recreates that which He redeems.

Continue Reading A New Creation

A New Creation: In the Beginning

David Noland
May 4, 2021

He illuminates the darkness. He fills the emptiness. He brings order to chaos.

Continue Reading A New Creation: In the Beginning

A New Creation: Illumination

David Noland
May 5, 2021

In an instance, with a spoken word He illuminated the darkness exposing the emptiness and chaos, so that He might set to work bringing order to the chaos and filling the emptiness that only He could fill.

Continue Reading A New Creation: Illumination

A New Creation: Separation

David Noland
May 6, 2021

The gospel is both transformational and conformational, but it requires separation from the ways of the world for that to take place.

Continue Reading A New Creation: Separation

A New Creation: Foundation

David Noland
May 7, 2021

Fruitful foundations foster faithful followers. In order to be fruitful for the kingdom, you must begin with an appropriate foundation. The beginning of building a life in Christ is beginning with the foundation of the Word of God.

Continue Reading A New Creation: Foundation

A New Creation: Preparation

David Noland
May 10, 2021

In the process of recreating you into the image of His Son, He will illuminate the darkness that has kept you blind to the truth of who you were created to be, set you a foundation upon which to build your new life, and begin preparing you for what He has in store by transforming your heart and mind through the power of the Holy Spirit living in you.

Continue Reading A New Creation: Preparation

A New Creation: Multiplication

David Noland
May 11, 2021

Multiplication within the kingdom requires an intentional investment in the spiritual relationship of believers and the living out of the spiritual life within the world of non-believers.

Continue Reading A New Creation: Multiplication

A New Creation: Sanctification

David Noland
May 12, 2021

Sanctification is the process by which God refines His children and reshapes and recreates us into the beautiful creation He always intended us to be from the beginning.

Continue Reading A New Creation: Sanctification

A New Creation: Relaxation

David Noland
May 13, 2021

The Sabbath was a gift to man – a gift of prescription and a gift of perception. Prescription because it is designed as a day to rest from your labor, just as God rested and paused from His labors in creation. Perception because it gives man a chance to come into the presence of the Savior and Lord of Creation with boldness and conviction and humility, honoring Him for all that He has done, is doing, and will do in our lives and in eternity.

Continue Reading A New Creation: Relaxation

A New Creation: Consummation

David Noland
May 17, 2021

“I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin’s; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived.” – Michelangelo Buonarroti

Continue Reading A New Creation: Consummation

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Latest Posts

Genesis – The Salvation of the World

January 7, 2023 By David Noland

Genesis – The Judgement of the World

January 5, 2023 By David Noland

Genesis – The Corruption of the World

January 3, 2023 By David Noland

Genesis – The State of the World

December 31, 2022 By David Noland

Genesis – The Controversial Legacy of the Nephilim

December 20, 2022 By David Noland

Footer

Bible Verse of the Day

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
Romans 6:22

Recent

  • Genesis – The Favor of God
  • Genesis – The Salvation of the World
  • Genesis – The Judgement of the World
  • Genesis – The Corruption of the World
  • Genesis – The State of the World

Search

Copyright © 2020–2023 Wilderness Wonderings · Log in

This website uses cookies to improve your experience in compliance with EU / GDPR regulations. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT