23rd March 2022
You are my sunshine And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. Matthew 17:2 (NASB) You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make...
22nd March 2022
Lost and found “Or imagine a woman who has ten coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and scour the house, looking in every nook and cranny until she finds it? And when she finds it you can...
21st March 2022
What time do you call this? Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here.” John 7:6 (ESV) I have a friend who is always late. If we arrange to meet for coffee, I...
20th March 2022
Refuge in the storm Have you ever been caught in a hurricane or a tornado? It can be a harrowing experience. If you are lucky, the only experience you’ve had with these monsters is footage from the...
19th March 2022
The most important thing A.W. Tozer said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us” (The Knowledge of the Holy). He goes on to talk about the history...
18th March 2022
First attempt in learning Again Peter lied and said he did not know Jesus. At once a rooster crowed. John 18:27 (NLV) Nobody likes to be associated with the word fail or failure, but we have all...
17th March 2022
Stop the rot! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) The recent storms damaged the fence between my...
16th March 2022
Empires of the mind Test all things; hold fast what is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NKJV) Whilst addressing a war time audience at Harvard University, USA in 1943, Winston Churchill said, ‘The...
15th March 2022
Offering the sacrifice of praise With Jesus’ help we will continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God by telling others the glory of his name. Hebrews 13:15 (TLB) In Psalm 107, David repeats...
14th March 2022
Jesus died for all So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view… 2 Corinthians 5:16 (NIVUK) I’m an English cricket fan and a Christian, so you may wonder why the sudden death of...
13th March 2022
How enemies become friends If you’re an animated movie fan, and I say, ‘To infinity and beyond!’ you probably will immediately think of Buzz Lightyear from the movie Toy Story! In the movie,...
12th March 2022
Grace is so much more When most of us think of grace, we think of salvation. Ephesians 2:5 (and other verses) tells us we are saved by grace and that it’s a gift from God. Then in 2 Peter 3:18,...
11th March 2022
A life of service … he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet,...
9th March 2022
You are blessed Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. He said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for...
8th March 2022
Lost sheep Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”...
7th March 2022
Before the Throne of God Above Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. Hebrews 4:14 (NIV) I had...
6th March 2022
A broken rib and a handful of dirt ‘And it was good…’ This is the bass note of the Creation account in Genesis 1. God creates the light and the dark, the sea and land, animal and plant life, and...
5th March 2022
Repentance, and believing the Gospel Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God...
4th March 2022
Deader than a dodo. So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead…” John 11:14 (NIV) If you are lucky enough to travel to the island of Mauritius, you can hunt high and low but you will not...
3rd March 2022
High on God’s list As I was praying about something, the thought popped into my head that my request probably wasn’t very high on God’s list of prayers to answer. There are many...
2nd March 2022
What to say? … Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:2-3 (NIV) Isn’t it hard sometimes to know what to say to someone who maybe has been bereaved, or...
1st March 2022
Lost flavor “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot....
28th February 2022
To God be the glory For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise… 1 Chronicles 16:25 (NIV) Frances ‘Fanny’ Crosby was born on 24 March 1820, in Putnam County, New York. In her own words she...
27th February 2022
The Midas touch In Greek mythology, Midas was a king who was obsessed with riches. After doing a good deed for the god Dionysus, King Midas was granted whatever he wished as a reward. The king asked...
26th February 2022
Time travel is real We don’t often give serious thought to the concept of time, but we frequently check our clocks and calendars. Even if one is retired, life is structured around schedules and...
25th February 2022
I was blind, but now I see …the man said, ‘Lord, I believe,’ and he worshipped him. John 9:38 (NIVUK) In the ninth chapter of John’s gospel Jesus heals a man who had been born blind. It was a...
24th February 2022
I am the bread of life “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am...
11 September 2018
Living Water “Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, “Give me a drink,” you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living...
26th August 2018
Triune Prayer “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he...
5th August 2018
May the Force be With You! “Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in...
29th July 2018
The Trinity Revealed “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the pilgrims…, elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling...
16th June 2018
By My Spirit “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a...
1st June 2018
Stay Active Spiritually “Do not quench the Spirit.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NKJV) Whilst on vacation I read a report about how inactivity reduces oxygen to the brain. It was written by a German...
26th May 2018
Spirit Of Power “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) This is the promised Holy Spirit, the power from on high, that the...
25th May 2018
A Spirit-led Discussion “Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named...
24th May 2018
Simul Justus et Peccator “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the son of God, who...
21st May 2018
Transformed! “Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.” Ephesians 3:20 (NLT 1996) Did you ever...
20th May 2018
Old Trinitarian Doctrine “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [Son], and the love of God [the Father], and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” 2 Corinthians 13:14 (NIV UK) The...
19th May 2018
When The Words Won’t Come “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.” Romans 8:27 (NIV) No...
18th May 2018
The Spirit of God is in You “ I have heard of you, that the Spirit of God is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.” Daniel 5:14 (NKJV) In Daniel 5...