A heart filled with goodness
‘A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart.’ Luke 6:45 NIV Where does goodness come from, and how can you cultivate more of it in your daily decisions and actions? Some people think goodness is a matter of the head, and that right-thinking results in right living. Today every politician gives the impression […]
Are you having a night-time experience?
‘Bless the LORD, all you…who by night stand in the house of the LORD!’ Psalm 134:1 NKJV God divided time into days and nights; so, you will have daytime experiences and night-time experiences. For example, you can have a night-time experience in a divorce court, or in bankruptcy proceedings, or in an unemployment line, or at a graveside. And […]
Showing grace towards those who differ with you
‘Grow in…grace.’ 2 Peter 3:18 NKJV Differ with you-Think how much happier and more energised you would be if you weren’t trying to control people and straighten them out. One author writes: ‘Give your loved ones the dignity of making their own mistakes and learning from them. If you’re always getting into someone else’s business, […]
A new adventure in existence
‘Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.’ Hebrews 2:15 NLT When Charles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, was dying of cancer, he wrote these words to be read at his burial service: ‘We commit the body […]
He exchanged clothes with us
‘His robe…was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.’ John 19:23 NLT John records: ‘When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they…also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it”’ (vv. 23-24 NLT). Jewish […]
How could He do it?
If you watched Schindler’s List, you probably came away asking, ‘How could they do it?’ The showers…the ovens…the smokestacks belching out human ashes. Trains arriving every day with mothers, fathers, children, and old people – herded like cattle on the way to a slaughterhouse. And worst of all – soldiers who carried out orders without a shrug of […]
Onwards and upwards
‘I press towards the…upward call of God.’ Philippians 3:14 NKJV Gods will for your life. To fulfil God’s will for your life, you must do these: 1) Move to a higher level of faith (see Romans 1:17). Before David killed Goliath, he first had to kill a lion and a bear. And today we’re contending with issues […]
Simplify your life
‘If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me.”’ Matthew 11:28 CEV Simplify your life Simplify your lifeThe average office worker is bombarded each day with over two hundred messages via email, texts, tweets, and blogs. In fact, one in three managers gets sick because of information overload. It’s a blizzard out there! It makes […]
Guard these three areas of vulnerability
Here are three areas where we’re particularly vulnerable: 1) Discouragement. In a moment of discouragement, Peter did what he swore he would never do: deny Jesus. Discouragement makes you say things you don’t mean, and do things that are out of character. That’s why Jude writes to ‘build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying […]
You have to ‘walk out’ the process
‘I will give you every place where you set your foot.’ Joshua 1:3 NIV The book of Job has forty-two chapters. In the first forty-one chapters, Job experienced the loss of his health, his wealth, and his family. Over and over again, he questioned God but got only silence for an answer. But he kept walking with […]