The Rock and the River

The Rock and the River are still there – even when I can’t see them! We look out towards Dumbarton Rock and the River Clyde. There is, however, a problem! Straight ahead of us, there are some large trees. When the leaves are on the trees, we can’t see anything that’s behind the trees. We …

Where do God’s peace and joy come from?

Where do God's peace and joy come from? They come from his love. It's the greatest love of all (Ephesians 3:18). There's nothing like the love of God. His peace is great. His joy is great. His love is even greater. This is where his blessing comes from him. He loves us. He loves us …

The blessing of God is for you and me.

God loves us. This isn't for some perfect people who've never fallen into sin. There's nobody who's like that. All of us have made a mess of things, but God still says to us, "I love you." He says, "My Son, Jesus, died for you." This is what gives us the strength to choose his …

God’s Blessing

God’s blessing is not a ‘cheap’ thing, something that doesn’t matter very much. Remember Esau (Genesis 25:29-34). He couldn’t be bothered. He couldn’t care less. God’s blessing meant nothing to him. He didn’t want God’s blessing. What did God do? He gave it to Jacob. ‘The Lord bless you...’ (Numbers 6:22-27): Do you want this? …

What does the future hold for us?

God’s Word encourages us to look forward to His future. Here’s a prayer which will help you to do this: We think, Lord about the future, and all we can say is this, “We don’t know what the future holds.” We turn to You. We ask You, “What does the future hold for us?” You …

How Is Your Spiritual Temperature?

How is your spiritual temperature? Jesus had something to say about this – “most people’s love will grow cold' (Matthew 24:12). Has the fire gone out? How long has it been since, in your heart, you said, 'Did not our hearts burn within us ... while He opened to us the Scriptures?” (Luke 24:32)? Must …

A Wonderful Day!

It was a wonderful day. It was a day of resurrection. It was a day of revelation. It was a day or rejoicing. Jesus came to two of His followers. He spoke with them. He spoke about the things that really matter. It was a day they would never forget. They had met the risen …

God’s blessing

There's nothing better than God's blessing. It's nice to have friends. People like you. It feels good. God's blessing: that's so much better. Friends come and go. God's blessing remains. You can be surrounded by friends, and still feel very lonely. Sometimes, they're great friends. Sometimes, they disappoint us. When you're surrounded by God's blessing, …

How do we enjoy God’s blessing?

Trust him. Walk in his way. Wherever life's journey takes us, he's there. He's our faithful friend. He's the friend who'll never let us down. In our happy times, he gives us his joy. In our hard times, he gives us his peace. Is there anything better than this? No! There isn't. this is not …

How are we to walk in the Lord’s way?

We must never imagine that walking with the Lord will be easy. It wasn't easy for Jesus. It won't be easy for us. Sin is always near. The devil sets many traps for us. He's always trying to draw us away from Jesus. Sin may be very near, but the Lord comes even closer to …

Prayer To The Lord, Blessing From The Lord

"When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying, Praise be to the Lord, who has given …

Let Us Pray For More Of God’s Blessing.

What God did for His people, Israel, was very great. There is a striking contrast between their slavery in Egypt and their abundance in the promised land. God had multiplied His blessing upon them, just as Jesus did when He turned water into wine (John 2:1-11). If the blessing is to be maintained and increased, …

God Be With You.

God be with you through the night-time, God be with you through the day, Angels guard and keep you always, As you journey on your way. God be with you, ever bless you, As the days and years go by; Till we meet at last in Glory, In the mansions of the sky. (Noel Grant; …

Go in peace. Go in joy. Go in love.

Where are we to go? That's one question. Here's another question: How are we to go? The Lord knows what he has planned for each one of us. There are no surprises for him. The Lord doesn't leave us to travel on our own. He's with us every step of the way. When we wonder …