A good lawyer will always make you look good. You might not be eloquent or confident or strategic or knowledgable. But if your lawyer is eloquent and confident and strategic and knowledgable, then to the judge you also will be eloquent, confident, strategic and knowledgable
Read MoreRemember to stop to hear a song being sung over you. May we hear the song of delight, gladness and love that the Lord sings over us. It is a song that calms us.
Read MoreIn other words, what we really need in this life is God alone, and to be in His presence. We need nothing more than the Lord for true life.
Read MoreGod doesn’t just ride by in His majesty and pass us along the side of the road when we have been broken. He wants to stop everything He is doing and come to our rescue. The Creator longs to redeem His creation.
Read MoreHow often do we get so distracted by the wonderful/awful/extraordinary world around us that we simply forget to listen out for the voice of our Good Shepherd? How often are we 'facing the wrong way' in our hearts?
Read MoreSo when I seek wisdom from the Lord, I now ask for two things. The first is for the help I need, and the second is for help for my pride that I would simply receive, and not modify the wisdom of the Lord.
Read MoreWe need a daily process for the daily bread to work in our lives. James 1:22 says to be doers of the Word and not just hearers otherwise we deceive ourselves. To follow Jesus is to follow His Words.
Read MoreAs a Year 5 kid, I strained to read the blackboard because it seemed easier to me to stay and strain even though I could have moved forward at any time.
Read MoreWe come to God with our less than perfect lives, with all our brokenness, shame, anger, hurt, sin and so much more ugly baggage that we doubt whether we should even approach Him at all.
Read MoreOur words have serious consequences - even to our own salvation!
Read MorePaul begins his defence of his position by admitting that we earn some of the good things we receive: our wages, for example.
Read MoreDoes it matter? Surely, if we have been justified through faith we ought have peace with God. But do we, always?
Read MoreSo often I hear people holding back from serving the Lord by using phrases like, 'but I'm not good at that', 'Other people are so much better at it than me', 'I don't have enough time/energy/resources to help out'.
Read MoreCertainly he is living today! The grave could not contain him, death could not hold power over him (Acts 2:24, Romans 6:9).
Read MoreJesus says in John 15:1 "I am the true vine." Jesus says "remain in me." Be entwined and tangled into me. Let us become one.
Read MoreIt is easy to forget. It is so easy to overlook important things because our lives are so busy. Time flies, right?
Read MoreWhen we are guided in the wilderness, we must hold onto the promise that God is always with us and that He is there to comfort, provide and protect us.
Read MoreIt's too late for the tree in my yard to be restored, but it's NEVER too late for us to reconnect with Jesus, our Saviour and our source of life
Read MoreOh how Jesus wants us to be happy. There is so much He has in store for us – we can’t even begin to imagine it.
Read MoreTake confidence that our God sees and understands our circumstances. Put your trust in Him again and have faith that He is sovereign AND that He cares for you.
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