I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a refuge in the day of my distress. Psalm 59:16 It may be possible to face this world and get through this life on your own strength alone, but do you really… Continue reading An Opposite Reaction
I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me – This is where we find our confidence. When the Lord is always before you, He is always in sight. Focusing on Him allows us… Continue reading Immoveable
Ephesians 3:18,19 – May (you) have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. There are many things about God that we will never understand… Continue reading God’s Big Love
In [Christ Jesus] we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. Ephesians 3:12 Life has difficult and challenging experiences, and no-one is immune from them. There are lots of agencies and charities that address these difficulties and they can be a tremendous help and benefit to those who have access to… Continue reading All Access Pass
Even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. Ephesians 1:4 Going back to my school-days and the P.E. class, I remember dreading any activity that involved team picking. You stood there hoping that your name would be called out at the… Continue reading Chosen As His Own
The Prophet Malachi Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. Malachi 3:16 Throughout most of the book of Malachi we see a people questioning God at… Continue reading Words of Encouragement
The Prophet Zechariah Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud. O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 The promise of a Saviour was Israel’s future hope, although I… Continue reading Humble King, Fierce Warrior
For behold, the Lord is coming out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains will melt under him, and the valleys will split open, like wax before the fire, like waters poured down a steep place. Micah 1:3,4 There is some amazing imagery… Continue reading Time and Focus
So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Jonah 3:3 Chapter 3 of Jonah opens with, ‘Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time.’ Although God was displeased, and most likely saddened, with how Jonah had acted, he forgave him and provided another opportunity to… Continue reading Nothing Blocks God’s Will
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Colossians 4:6 Sometimes we can look at a verse and think that it doesn’t really gel together, (or maybe that’s just me). I wondered how sprinkling my conversation with salt and grace would help… Continue reading A Good Seasoning
