“By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.” John 15:8 The final lessons from Jesus would be poured out during the next seven days and, for the disciples, the privilege of sitting at the Lord’s feet was drawing to an end. Their literal baptism-by-fire was… Continue reading Learning and then Doing
Category: Faith worked out
Don’t Give It All Up
“Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” Matthew 25:34 This is indeed the ultimate blessing – to have, as an inheritance, the kingdom of our God, shared in equal measure with all the sons and daughters of the King. While lots of… Continue reading Don’t Give It All Up
Be Nice
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 Think of all the conversations that you have had so far this week. Did you come away with a smile on your… Continue reading Be Nice
Completely Focused
I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. 1 Corinthians 9:26 Athletes are all completely focused on the task at hand and the achievement of their goal. You don’t see runners going in different directions around the track hoping to cross the line at some stage. You also don’t… Continue reading Completely Focused
On The Move
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 Abram was 75 years old when he got called by God to a new destination; a journey from Haran to Canaan. In verse 4 we are told that… Continue reading On The Move
In Every Season
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 When the psalmist looks back over all that the Lord has done for him, he sees that the care of the Shepherd has been immense. Every need in every… Continue reading In Every Season
The Playground
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1 John 2:15 Does the world entice you? Are there elements of the world that bring you pleasure? When you read the words ‘the world’, what image do you see… Continue reading The Playground
Inward Reflection
By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. 1 John 2:5,6 At various times throughout the gospels we hear the Lord Jesus saying, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples.” He was… Continue reading Inward Reflection
Choose Prayer
Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Nehemiah 1:6 Nehemiah had been separated from his family… Continue reading Choose Prayer
Total Commitment
Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. Genesis 6:9 We always tend to quote, ‘Enoch walked with God’ and yet the bible notes the same truth about his great-grandson, Noah; a man who had a tremendous, unequivocal faith. The people of the earth were found to be continually evil,… Continue reading Total Commitment
