For You, O Lord, are my Lamp; the Lord lightens my darkness. For by You I run through a troop; by my God I leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried. He is a Shield to all those who trust and take refuge in Him.’  2 Samuel 22:29-31 Comment...

‘The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.’ Deuteronomy 33:27 Comment We have various friends who are struggling with sickness at the moment.  Having had a few episodes in our marriage during which I’ve been ill with depression, we were blown away by how much it affected the one in the marriage who wasn’t ill.  They were...

But as it is written: What no eye has seen and no ear has heard, and what has never come into a man’s heart, is what God has prepared for those who love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 (CSB) Comment The way we live and behave reflects what we believe. God has all sorts of good and exciting plans and experiences in...

We understand what love is when we realisethat Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for each other (in this case of husband/wife). 1 John 3:16 Comment Most of us must have seen the famous footprints poem; it is seen everywhere reproduced on cards, tea-towels, posters etc. When the question is asked, “Where were...

‘Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.’ Matthew 21:43 ‘A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you...

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and …. Romans 1:20-21. Comment...

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”. 1 Corinithians 12:21 Comment These days independence is often seen as a good thing … ‘do what’s right for you’ we’re told. Now I’m lucky, I have a partner who’s usually ready to quickly forgive and accept em...

Anyone who meets a testing challenge head on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate.  For such persons loyally in love with God, the reward is life and more life.  James 1:12 (MSG) Comment Picture two climbers persevering to get to the ‘crowning’ view.  When you climb mountains, it is nearly always done in pairs, roped together for...

We work together as partners who belong to God. 1 Corinthians 3.9a (NLT) Comment These days we tend to associate the word Partner with co-habitating couples.  However, partner is a lovely word describing working together/sharing responsibilities each with a ‘part’ to play.  (Personally I like it much better than spouse!). In business, often partners are formed when two people come...

Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate. Mark 10:9  Comment I always find the part in a wedding service where the minister joins the bride and grooms hands together and prays this verse over them, so powerful.  It is acknowledging that right from the start of our relationship, our marriage is under attack and there are forces that...