Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Psalms 105:4 Comment I don’t know about you but I feel swamped in this busy...
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13.34 Comment On Monday Tom was at a men’s curry night run by guys from the local church. With the help of video clips and personal stories the two speakers described how love involves action… love is a verb,...
I give you peace, the kind of peace that only I can give. It isn’t like the peace that this world can give. So don’t be worried and afraid. John 14:27 (CEV) Comment Learning to relax with God’s peace takes time and practice. The world and our lives today move at such a pace, that we often only snatch at...
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Comment As I was considering this eprayer our dog came and put her head on my lap and looked at me and wagged her tail…. aaah. Pepper (the dog) with her trust and devotion often reminds me of...
Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened.” But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. 1 Peter 3:13-15a Comment I don’t like horror films but I know they are popular. One...
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Mark 10.32 Comment “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.” – Steve Jobs Do you have a sense of what’s important? Steve...
How could one man chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight?…….for their rock is not like our rock as even our enemies concede! Deuteronomy 32:30 Comment God employs some very interesting mathematics at times whereby one plus one doesn’t always add up to 2. When God uses His power of synergy, the correlated and combined force of...
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...
