God’s Written Word – And His Living Word

"The Holy Scriptures are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 3:15). In the Bible, we have God's written Word. The Bible points us to Christ. He is God's living Word - "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God …

Sorry For Our Sin, Grateful To The Lamb

"There will never a time in eternity when, in sight of the Lamb on the throne, we will not be sorry for our sin and grateful to the Lamb" (Rev William Still - on Deuteronomy 16:18-20).

In our own homes – let us rejoice in the Lord and receive strength from Him.

This time of worship is not only for Sunday morning (or some other time on Sunday). You can come back, again and again, during the week, and be blessed by the Lord. He is with us every day. He loves us - always and forever. However difficult and distressing our present circumstances may be, let …

God Speaks To Us. We Must Listen To Him.

“I will stand at my guard  post. I will station myself on the wall. I will watch to see what He will say to me…” (Habakkuk 2:1). When we speak about God’s revelation, we’re emphasizing that God speaks to us. Here, we’re emphasizing our response to God’s revelation. God’s Word is heard by us when …

Help us, Lord, not to be content with superficial work which does not lead to changed lives.

Proverbs 25:1-28 ‘The Lord will reward you’ (Proverbs 25:22). Lord, the work, done by Your servants, is tested by fire: ‘the fire will test what sort of work each one has done’. There is work of real ‘quality’ – ‘gold, silver, precious stones’.  There is work which has no real value – ‘wood, hay, straw’. Lord, …

Our suffering will not last forever. Our salvation will last forever.

Willl we reach the other side? When we're going through troubled times, we wonder if they're ever going to come to an end. We feel like we're losing hope. Can we rediscover hope? When we're feeling like this, we need to hear words of encouragement. Here are some words which will encourage us to look …

Create in me a clean heart.

"Create in me a clean heart, O God... Cast me not away from Thy presence... Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation" (Psalm 51:10-12). These words come to us from the ancient past. They were first spoken many centuries ago. They can be the words which change your future. Make them your words. Make …

God’s Word is for us, here and now.

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word …

The world can still be changed by the love of Jesus.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). Love had reached Jesus' disciples. Love had changed them. Now, they would take the love of Jesus with them. Now, they would share …

After the wilderness

"The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy" (Isaiah 35:1-2). The people of Israel spent forty years in the wilderness. Jesus was tempted in the wilderness for forty days. The wilderness was not …

How Great Is The Love Of God For Us!

"Lord my God, you are very great" (Psalm 104:1). The greatness of God is very different from the greatness of men. The greatness of men fades. The greatness of God never fades. God is great. His love is great. He has great compassion in His heart. He cares about us. This is what we must …

The better way

2 Kings 21:1-22:20; Acts 28:17-31; Proverbs 16:28-17:4 The rediscovery of the Book of the Law (2 Kings 22) revealed the standard from which Israel had fallen, the standard to which Israel was called. The apostolic preaching had the same twofold effect, speaking of both sin (Acts 28:26-27) and salvation (Acts 26:28). “Better a dry crust …

Lord, make us holy – and make us joyful.

Lord, You're calling us to be holy (2 Chronicles 29:5) - and You're calling us to be joyful (2 Chronicles 29:30). It's not to be holiness without joy. It's not to be joy without holiness. It's to be holiness and joy. Lord, make us holy - and make us joyful.

God is gathering his people together.

Isaiah 56:1-57:10  –  ‘My House will be called a House of prayer for all nations’ (56:7). God is gathering His people together ‘from every tribe and language and people and nation’ (Revelation 5:9). ‘Salvation comes from the Jews’, but it doesn’t end there – ‘The Gospel is the power of God for the salvation of …

God’s Love – Reaching Out To Us

"God's love endures for ever" (Psalm 136:1). God loves us. He’s always reaching out to us. He’s calling us to return to Him. He’s inviting us to come and be blessed by Him. When we resist His call and rebel against Him, we miss out on His blessings – the forgiveness of our sins and …

The shape of things to come?

We're living in very difficult and very distressing times. We wonder what the future holds for us. We ask, "What will be the shape of things to come?" Will things get better? - or Will they get worse?" Here's another question we should, also, be asking, "What kind of people will we be?" Will we …

God Is Holy – Fear Him. God Is Love – Love Him.

Deuteronomy 6:1-25 ‘Hear’ and ‘do’(1-3; James 1:22-25). In our obedience to God, there is to be the fear of the Lord and love for the Lord (2,5). Fear and love: the two belong together. God is holy - fear Him. God is love - love Him. This is for every generation: ‘you and your son …

‘Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord’ (Psalm 143:9).

‘Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord’ (Psalm 143:9). When we pray this kind of prayer, may we be concerned about more than our own welfare. May we be concerned about Your glory: ‘For Your Name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life’ (Psalm 143:11). How, Lord, do You lead us in victory? How are You …

Heartfelt Worship

“O God, my whole being desires you” (Psalm 63:1).  May God help us to worship Him like that!

‘Be Ready’ For Christ’s Return.

Luke 12:35-59 ‘Be ready’ for Christ’s Return(40): Wait on the Lord (36; Isaiah 40:31). Stay ‘awake’(37), ‘your loins girded with truth’(35; Ephesians 6:14) - be real; be true to the Word of God. Keep ‘your lamps burning’(35). Our ‘lamp’ is Christ, ‘the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world’(Revelation 21:23; John …