Proverbs 14:29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. Exercising self-control can be really difficult at times, especially when it comes to holding your tongue. I am finding that to be the case during the current situation of the Covid-19 pandemic. It seems incredible that… Continue reading Keep Anger in Check
Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. It is easy to stumble on the narrow path and we all falter from time to time. There are varying degrees of slip-ups, from… Continue reading Gentle Compassion
Psalm 26:3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. We didn’t always see the steadfast love of the Lord in all its fullness because we were blinded by sin. In John 9:39 Jesus says, “For judgement I came into this world, that those who do not see may… Continue reading A New Perspective
Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. Isaiah had his worked cut out for him in counselling God’s people in Judah. He ministered and prophesied for 40 years during the reign of four kings. Uzziah and Jotham who, “did what was right in… Continue reading Learn to do Good
Ruth 2:20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!" In the story of Naomi and Ruth we see hardship, sorrow, kindness and redemption. Elimelech and his family were driven from their home in Bethlehem because of famine and settled… Continue reading Ruth and Naomi
James 5:10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Have you ever got to the point where you feel your patience is wearing thin? When you have taken just about all that you can take? Sometimes the ability to carry on seems harder… Continue reading Considering Patience
John 16:33 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. 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 Take Heart
John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. What a passage John 15 is. The Lord wants only good things for those that love Him and follow Him. We are clean because of His word (v3), we bear fruit because… Continue reading Filled to the Brim
John 15:6 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. This verse follows on in The Vine message (verses 1-17) spoken by the Lord Jesus. In the ESV version, which I am using, the word abide is used 11 times. When something is repeated, we know it’s important,… Continue reading Abide in Love
John 15:2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. The words of our Lord in John 15 are the seventh of the revelations regarding His 'I AM' nature. "I am the true vine". There were… Continue reading The Pruning Shears
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