Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:26 Learn from me… What better teacher to have than Christ himself; a pure example of gentleness and humility. If you want to know what gentleness looks like then… Continue reading Learn from the Master
Category: Fruit of the Spirit
The Eternal Prize
Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 1 Corinthians 9:25 Just as the Lord Jesus used metaphors to help the people understand his teaching, so too did Paul. In this instance he used the concept of an athlete because this was something that… Continue reading The Eternal Prize
Untamed
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Psalm 34:13 It’s frightening how something as small as the tongue can do so much damage. From a careless word to a blatant lie, one person’s life can be forever altered by the words of another. ‘How great a forest is set ablaze by… Continue reading Untamed
Christlike in Love
With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 When I read this verse, the image I see is Jesus – humble, gentle, patient, bearing all things and all of humanity, in love. This is the image that God has purposed for us, and as we walk with him,… Continue reading Christlike in Love
Words of Encouragement
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
Unquestionable Love
The Prophet Malachi “I have loved you,” says the Lord. Malachi 1:2 Unlike all the other prophetic books, the oracle of Malachi opens with a declaration of love. It is a love that has run from times past to future times. This is God’s love for his people – an always-has-been, always-will-be love. For me,… Continue reading Unquestionable Love
Choices of the Chosen
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Colossians 3:12 In the first part of Colossians 3 we have the ‘put-off’ and ‘put-on’ verses. Our lives as Christians are to be completely different from how they were before we accepted the salvation of God. Everything about… Continue reading Choices of the Chosen
Bold Determination
They came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Mark 2:3 This is such a wonderful story of an amazing act of kindness. We don’t know whether the man himself asked to be taken to Jesus or whether family or friends told him about this new teacher that had come to Capernaum. Either… Continue reading Bold Determination
Present your Heart
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Hebrews 13:15 The Jewish people honoured God through their sacrifices upon the altar and also through the firstfruits of harvest. A sheaf of grain would be brought to the priest who… Continue reading Present your Heart
Perfecting Love
The love that we show to others does not begin with their actions toward us, but with God’s.
