"Thank You, father. This calamity is not the first one You've seen, nor will it be the last. You've seen so much more than we can comprehend. You've been fighting this battle since before we were born. You are relentlessly fighting against the enemy, relentlessly protecting and preserving Your people, relentlessly reaching out to the lost and pulling them into the safe place where even though the body may be destroyed, the soul lives on forever. Lord, we don't understand Your timing. If we're honest, our hearts cry out. We say, God, can't You just snap Your fingers and make this go away? Can't You just fix the problem in a blink of an eye? Why must we suffer? How long, Oh Lord? And yet we remind ourselves time after time again: this is the story that You're telling. You've allowed us to be a part of it, and every chapter of the story indicates and points to us the truth: that You are good and You never fail, that You do everything You do for a reason." --- The Wilderness Devotional is a short-form podcast by Aaron Salvato and The GoodLion Podcast Network that is here to provide you with small moments to re-center yourself on Christ as you wander through the wilderness of life. Each episode includes a devotional message, as well as atmospheric prompts at the end to help you pray and meditate on the way of Jesus.

Messages To My Students

A Prayer For Covid-19

In covenant partnership, obedience brings life!

Called to Partnership With God

Laying down Religion and Stepping Into Relationship

We are called to Lay down Religion and Step Into Relationship

He’s always speaking. Are you listening?

You won’t find calling without relationship.

Letting go of dreams and taking hold of Christ.

Taking hold of calling means letting go of something else.

There’s no such thing as a “Normal Christian."

Calling is for Everyone

Sin holds us back from our calling.

An encouragement to take calling seriously. 

Who am I, and what am I called to do?

Q. What is the chief end of man? A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

Your Life Has Purpose

Draw near to God, He will draw near to you!

God In Our Loneliness

So often we want to rely on our own abilities, looks, confidence, and resources... but so often these things prove empty. We need to take hold of Jesus!

Let Go of Self, Take Hold of Jesus

Judas didn't have to die on a tree, because Jesus already did!

Choose Life, Not Death - Peter and Judas

A look at Peter's denial of Christ, where we see how Jesus is greater than our failures!

His Grace is Greater Than Our Failures - Peter and Judas

A look at Judas, and how we can be just like him.

Why We Betray Christ - Peter and Judas

Failures Who Were Loved By Jesus - Judas and Peter

Messages to my former students and current friends. My heart is to in some small way continue to walk through life with them, give them guidenace, and above all, point them to Jesus Christ.

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Messages To My Students

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