Category: Nomadic,

The Shepherds!

December 9th, 2025

Itinerant Workers?

Today the word itinerant is usually associated with the travelling community and are seen as the lowest in most societies, but this is perhaps more son in Europe than many other parts of the world!

The shepherds were out in the field looking after the sheep, near a tree for cover and sleep, when the Angel of the Lord appeared to them and they were startled?

In the Old Testament we are told they lived in tents, since if this was winter that where they would be, moving on daily to a new place!

Genesis 47:3, Psalm 23:1, Song of Songs 1:8, Luke 2:8, 20.
A tough Ministry!

October 16th, 2025

Witnessing to Travelers?

What worries many settled people is that of getting kidnapped and put into slavery by some of the communities, but this is not so for all and again it has become another stigma in society to isolate people not like themselves!

But those of the outside and of the community are continuing to have great success and many continue to come to faith, while not abandoning their traditions or culture?

Standing up to evil, reading the cards and spiritism will save us from getting lost, while from within we have the opportunity to witness to the outside to, as to the dangers of these matters, now that Halloween is upon us!

Ezekiel 34:5-6, 11-12, Matthew 9:36, 1 Timothy 1:6, 6:10, Hebrews 4:12-13.
Trees!

September 16th, 2025

From the forest to the Oasis?

The ships of the desert find a resting place by the watering holes in the sand and the shade of the trees to rest from the long and weary journey, while it is also a safe place!

We have a slightly different take in the New Testament to the trees as that of failing to share faith, God will cut you down and off from Salvation?

Genesis 1:11-12, Exodus 15:27, Matthew 3:10, Luke 3:9, Hebrews 7:25, 9:26-27, 10:26-29, Revelation 7:3.
The burning Bush?

March 4th, 2025

God appearing to Moses!

Moses was fascinated by this site of a flame on a bush, but the bush not catching fire and one would be, but he was in the presence of God and he was on Holy ground for a reason that he would soon learn about!

He was their to be commissioned by God to be the leader of the Hebrews people and bring them out of slavery, after challenging the Egyptian leaders of their rebellion to the creator God!

But Moses had many issues a stammer, did not listen well, took on more than he could chew and refused to hear Caleb’s account, that would lead him to do great things with God, but he would not be allowed to enter the promised land, because of his failings

Exodus 3:1-3, 5, Deuteronomy 26:15, Acts 7:33.
People driven out of Homes!

February 4th, 2025

Intimidation on the Rise?

Many people around the world have resorted to sleeping in their vehicles is not enforced on them since they are only in one, some have vans others just a longer car and they may even have their children with them?

This temporary situation is not classed as being a traveler but some will spend a week away from where they live or even months with a van, the law those not effect them since they are only in one place for a few hours!

Otherwise they will be in trouble and could loose their vehicle, instead of the local authority dealing with the source of the problem, they seem to make more issues and suffering for people?

Daniel 5:12-16, Philippians 2:3, 2 Thessalonians 1:11, James 3:14-16.
‘Happy New Year 2025?

January 7th, 2025

The arrival of the Magi!

Travelers from the gentile world came with their respective gifts to the King of Israel and the savior of the world, but they also came to worship Him!

Most people like a good chin wag a dance and to praise God if we have the faith to believe, others are to conservative or proud to tap or dance, even to sin a tune or to worship?

For many this is the end of the Christmas story, but it is the beginning of a reign that continues to this day and will until he returns to establish the Kingdom of Israel and to gather all the believers that make up the Ekklesia!

Matthew 2:1-16, Luke 6:23, John 4:22-23, 5:35 Acts 7:7.

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The Shepherds?

December 24th, 2024

Sleeping under the trees!

In the caring for livestock one needs to be out with them, sometimes in all weathers and you need to try to keep warm and dry as these men were doing in the field, when the were startled by the Glory of God or in Hebrew the ‘Shekinah, where Heaven and Earth met!

This Glory was only in times past reserved for a few, the prophets, the Patriarchs and the priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem, but now it was to be seen by simple men, the base of society of whom King David once was as a shepherd boy!

The announcement of the promised Messiah was also a revelation that not only could Israel be saved, but as the Savior the gentiles too would know God as the Jews had?

Luke 2:8-20, Exodus 40:34-38, Leviticus 9:23, Numbers 14:10, Daniel 2:37.
Barraged!

November 26th, 2024

Pressured, Questioned and Hounded Out?

If you are a traveler of any kind, sales person to tinker, have over driven and need to stop for a nap, in some places you will be challenged by self appointed people on what are you doing, why have you stopped, where did you come from and where are you going!

They do this to shift you out of their areas, but drug dealers and criminals they do not, because they well know they could be killed or seriously hurt?

Human ideas about people travelling is all wrong and indifference, impatience has not changed much of the thousands of years!

Nehemiah 2:19, 4:4, Psalm 119:51, 123:3-4, Mark 12:33, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Ephesians 4:18, James 3:13.
Registration!

November 12th, 2024

Happened to Jesus too.

Many governments are involved today in keeping travelling communities settled and registered and for some to have an address is of great advantage, but for others it is not?

The Romans called for a census of Israel and it was to be one of many for the region and throughout the rest of the empire, later Europe and the Britons would understand that they were loosing their liberty!

Luke 2:1-6, Matthew 22:19-22, Acts 5:37.
Getting pushed On!

September 17th, 2024

Please leave Us?

When one is a traveler of many and any type the rich people of the area will want us to move on and at times force outside that of the law has been used!

But as believers we should expect to be rejected by all and not worry about but take some advice from our lord to shake the dust of our feet and not return there!

If we are struggling then we should know that man may have side-lined us, but not God for it is He who grants us the inner peace of Jesus?

Psalm 118:13, Mark 6:11, Luke 9:5, John 14:27.