Some things are worth repeating.

Some things are worth repeating (Psalm 118:1-4). Emphasis - This is important. We're speaking about God's love for us - not our love for God. Our love for God is changeable - sometimes strong, sometimes weak. His love for us is always is unchangeable - always strong, never weak.

We can be changed – by the love of the Lord.

“The people of Israel are as stubborn as a bull” (Hosea 4:16). This is more than the story of Israel. It’s the story of every one of us. Resisting God’s Spirit and rebelling against God’s Word, we dig ourselves, more and more deeply, into a hole of our own making. It is a hole from …

How well we live is more important than how long we live.

Genesis 5:1-17 From the story of Cain - taking God for granted (the opposite of grace), approaching God proudly (the opposite of faith), rebelling against God (the opposite of obedience) - , we come to a list of names and numbers. In this first part of the chapter, there is nothing of any note. Perhaps, …

Generation Gap?

"But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations" (Psalm 102:12).  We hear a great deal about the generation gap. The old people don't understand the young people. The young people don't listen to the old people. How can we overcome this generation gap? Jesus Christ overcomes the generation gap. He is …

‘Many warned him to be quiet, but he cried out all the more’ (Mark 10:48).

There were many people who tried to silence blind Bartimaeus. Here was the voice of prayer – and they were saying, “Shut up’! Thank God – he didn’t shut up. He shouted out. They more they said, “Shut up”, the more he shouted out. Because our praise is loud, that doesn’t mean that it’s real …

The God Of Love Is Reaching Out To Us.

Acts 8:26-40 We are in a "desert", but the God of love is reaching out to us (Acts 8:26). Even when we are in a desert, we can prepare ourselves for God's blessing. We can keep on reading God's Word (Acts 8:28). God sends someone to guide us (Acts 8:30-31). What does Philip do? He …

We read of Abraham, and we look beyond him to Christ.

Genesis 12:1-20 The blessing promised to Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3) takes us right on to the book of Revelation, to "the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven" (Revelation 21:10). The story of Abraham is more than a human story. It is part of God's eternal purpose which will find its ultimate fulfilment in …

Life is empty without You, Lord.

Life is empty without You, Lord. You fill our lives with Your blessing. You give to us new life, abundant life, eternal life (2 Corinthians 5:17; John 10:10; 1 John 5:11-12). All of these blessings come to us through Jesus, Your Son. He brings us out of emptiness. He brings us into a life that …