Faith
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LET US HUMBLE OURSELVES AND PRAY!
IF MY PEOPLE… 11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple…
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THE PEACE OF GOD
Many of us will at this moment in time be wondering what is happening in our world; living with an uncertain future; wondering whether we or our loved ones are at risk from…
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FAITH THAT PLEASES GOD! PART 2
HOW LONG LORD! When will God answer our prayers? The answer: We must leave the matter with him! But note that in several of the psalms, the psalmist asks this very question: “How…
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FAITH THAT PLEASES GOD! PART 1
This post is a variation on a theme I have written about many times before, touching on the strength of our personal lives with God. It is something which is ever on my…
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UNCERTAIN TIMES!
In troubled times, reading quietly through Psalm 23 provides the perfect antidote. The Lord is my Shepherd A psalm of David The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.He leads…
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THE ‘GOOD WORKS’ OF ACTS 10,38!
In Peter’s speech in Cornelius’s house found in Acts 10, we find this summary of Jesus ministry, starting from verse 37: “you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after…
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FROM FAITH TO POWER!
So, this text (John 1,1-18) affirms, as do the ones in Matthew and Luke, that God became man. John goes further than Matthew and Luke in defining the relationship between God and Christ,…
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BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT!
INTIMACY WITH GOD God created us for intimacy with him! Everything is made ready for you to have that intimate relationship – to sit at the table – to partake – to know his…
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MORE ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT AND YOU
“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the…
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WALKING IN THE LIGHT
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him…
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THE GOD OF ENDURANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT!
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus… (Rom 15,5) What a wonderful verse popped up on my YouVersion…
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PSALM 23
Analysis 1. A PSALM FOR LIFE A shepherd and his sheep – a peaceful, pastoral scene indeed! But looking more closely: “He makes me lie down in green pastures” (v.2), implies that there are…