20th November 2014
Bon Appétit “How sweet are your words to my taste sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103 (NIV) It’s interesting to notice how often in the Bible the Word of God is likened to food. For...
19th November 2014
Spiritual Surgery “I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them…” Ezekiel 11:19 (NIV) “Nurse I want you to witness history. Go to theatre now and see the first caesarean...
18th November 2014
For Valour “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6...
17th November 2014
The Road of Bones “The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones…He asked me, ‘Son of man, can...
16th November 2014
Mind of Christ “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive...
15th November 2014
Purpose And Hope “I know that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” John 11:42 (ISV) I’d been going...
14th November 2014
Sickness As An Occasion For The Gospel “As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with...
13th November 2014
7-A-Day “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 (NKJV) We were once told that we should take ‘5 a day’ of fruit and veg if we wanted to be...
12th November 2014
Off The Grid “And if you leave God’s paths and go astray, you will hear a voice behind you say, ‘No, this is the way; walk here.’” Isaiah 30:21 (TLB) The scripture above is foretelling a...
11th November 2014
Sacred Soil “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13 (NKJV) On the 29th of December 2013, soil from 70 WW1 battlefields in Belgium—one...
10th November 2014
Wars And Rumours Of Wars “And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise...
9th November 2014
Peace Through Suffering “Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin.” 1 Peter 4:1 (NIV...
8th November 2014
Planning For Eternity “And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:26 (NKJV UK) “One is nearer God’s heart in a garden than anywhere else on...
7th November 2014
The Lord Has Spoken “…He will swallow up death for ever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has...
6th November 2014
A Lesson From Naaman “Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable…also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.” 2 Kings 5:1...
5th November 2014
Remember, Remember “They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.” Mark 7:7 (NIV) Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why...
4th November 2014
Praying in Disappointment “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 (NKJV) The story begins in 1 Samuel 1:1. Here we find a man called...
3rd November 2014
Nothing Can Put Out The Light “And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” John 1:5 (NKJV) Whenever things around us get dark and we begin to feel overwhelmed...
2nd November 2014
Out of the Muck “Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters. Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit...
1st November 2014
Who Do You Think You Are? “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did...
31st October 2014
Trick or Treat? “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” 2 Peter 1:16...
30th October 2014
Keep Up To Date “[Jesus Christ] and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever.” Revelation 1:6 (NKJV UK) Recently I attended a...
29th October 2014
Keeping Our Eyes On God “For we have no might against this great company which comes against us. Nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.” 2 Chronicles 20:12 (MKJV) There are times...
28th October 2014
A Special Memory! “He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.” Luke 15:16 (NIV) Hunger brought the prodigal to his senses. He had spent...
27th October 2014
Access Granted “…Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep…I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” John 10:7, 9...
26th October 2014
Waiting for God “But as for me, I keep watch for the Lord, I wait in hope for God my Saviour my God will hear me.” Micah 7:7 (NIV UK) C. S. Lewis is one of my favourite religious authors. His wit...
24th October 2014
Constant Love “For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, nor height...
23rd October 2014
A Love Relationship “God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 (NIVUK) It is natural for people to ponder the meaning of life....
22nd October 2014
Willing to Wane “He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 (NIV) Someone once quoted this verse to me when I was going into great detail about my personal troubles. I must have got...
21st October 2014
The Midas Touch “His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 3:10 (NIV) I...
20th October 2014
An Appointed Time “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.” Habakkuk...
19th October 2014
Cockroaches and Salvation “This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and...
18th October 2014
Eating With God? “…they saw God, and they ate and drank.” Exodus 24:11 (NIV) What would it be like to eat with God? The scripture above is the story about a meal with God, and those...
17th October 2014
The Spiritually Poor “Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous—with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor...
15th October 2014
Lessons from Four Friends “And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he...
14th October 2014
The Greatest Story Ever Told “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (NIV) In one verse we...
13th October 2014
Virtual Reality “But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away…For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face…” 1 Corinthians...
12th October 2014
Broken Cistern “On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘If a man is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has...
11th October 2014
God’s Comfort “And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.” 2 Corinthians 1:7 (NIV) A few months ago I was at a...
10th October 2014
The Morning After “I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” Revelation 22:6 (NIV UK) “There’s got to be a morning after” by Maureen McGovern was the theme...