Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Colossians 3:2 When your mind is on something in particular, your focus is continually driven in that direction until a satisfactory conclusion is achieved. As a Christian, the things we focus on are (or should be) different to those of… Continue reading Keep Looking Up
Category: Encouragement
Completely Forgiven
Cancelling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands; this he set aside, nailing it to the cross. Colossians 2:14 When it comes to Easter, the way that society celebrates this occasion and the way the Church celebrates it, are worlds apart. As the Christian observes the bitter-sweet scene of cross… Continue reading Completely Forgiven
Care Instructions
He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep”. John 21:17 Jesus… Continue reading Care Instructions
Jammed Packed Joy
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 The Lord wants only good things for those that love Him and follow Him. In John 15 we learn from Jesus that we are clean because of His word (v3), we bear fruit because of Him… Continue reading Jammed Packed Joy
Never Forget
Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember? Mark 8:18 The disciples were in the boat with Jesus when they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. Actually, they had one loaf between them. Now, let me ask you, if… Continue reading Never Forget
Shake the Dust
And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. Matthew 10:14 I’m sure you have heard someone say, ‘just shake it off’, meaning, whatever another person has said which has upset or annoyed you, don’t let it get… Continue reading Shake the Dust
The Only Rock
After the birth of her first son, Samuel, Hannah took him back to the temple, gave him over to God and prayed, “There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.” The Lord himself echoed this declaration through the prophet Isaiah saying, “Fear not,… Continue reading The Only Rock
Divine Peace
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 The Lord spoke to His disciples at length on their last evening together before He was taken to be crucified. He had so much… Continue reading Divine Peace
Are You Weighed Down?
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Psalm 68:19 This is a short but wonderful verse. Read it again. Understand this truth – whatever you are facing today, the Lord, your Saviour, is upholding you through it. Proverbs 12 tells us that anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him… Continue reading Are You Weighed Down?
No Small Thing
But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. Psalm 3:3 When I think of a battle shield, I envisage a large piece of wood and metal that would have covered a soldier from the chest to the top of his legs. In films, you would often… Continue reading No Small Thing
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