Genesis 37:10–11, NIV
“Hear now, O Israel, the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Do not add to what I comman… Continue reading →

Jeremiah 5:24-25, NIV
“They do not say to themselves, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’ Your wrongdoings have kept these away; your sins have deprived you … Continue reading →

John 1:12, NIV
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”

I have had several friends across the years who were adopted as babies into a new home. For whatever reason their natura… Continue reading →

Hebrews 12:2
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”

We recently restore… Continue reading →

Proverbs 1: 10,15 & 16, NIV
“My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them . . . do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; for their feet rush into sin.”

The word ‘entice’ means to tempt, or to lead astray. It carries wit… Continue reading →

Luke 9:11, NIV
“Jesus welcomed the people, taught them about the Kingdom of God and healed those in need.”

I must have read this verse on many, many occasions before it jumped out of the page of my Bible and hit me between the eyeballs! At the ti… Continue reading →

Psalm 66:18, NIV
“If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.”

When I think about the word ‘cherish’, I immediately have a picture in my mind of showing love to someone I care about and love very much. It is one of … Continue reading →

Psalm 46:10 – 11, NIV
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”

Those words, “Be still, and know that I am God” are… Continue reading →

Psalm 25:14, NIV
“The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.”

When you confide in someone, you are doing two things. Firstly you are… Continue reading →

Acts 3:10, NIV
“They recognised him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.”

When I was very young a missionary friend of my parents was … Continue reading →