When I begin to lose hope

“When I begin to lose hope, you already know what I am experiencing” (Psalm 142:3).For God, there are no surprises. We are caught out – when things go wrong. We say, “I never expected this.” God is ready for everything – and he gives us what we need.

Did God really say?

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”(Genesis 3:1). Did God really say? Here, we have the sowing of the seeds of doubt, the questioning of God's Word. Do we …

I will bless you, and you will be a blessing.

The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. ‘I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing (Genesis 12:1-2). "I will bless you... and you will …

Let there be light.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now, the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the …

The Word and the words (9): Speaking with authority, speaking with power

"No one ever spoke the way this man does" (John 7:46). There was something different about Jesus. There was something special about him. Jesus spoke with authority - "My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me" (John 7:16). Jesus spoke with power. In John 7:37-39, Jesus speaks of "rivers …