Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, (Ephesians 6:14a) …and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; (Ephesians 6:17b) When looking at the principles of spiritual warfare, it’s so easy to get swept along on … Continue reading →
So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” (John 6:12) Within each believer – even the most committedand sincere – there are emotions which remains, emotions which … Continue reading →
Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord. (Psalm 96:12) I sometimes, and particularly in spring, have the thought that nature must have memorised the … Continue reading →
Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. (Exodus 34:2) There seems to be general consensus that the mountain top is the place of extraordinary encounters … Continue reading →
Then He spoke a parable to them: No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match … Continue reading →
So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. (Luke 19:4) It’s wonderful how the Bible draws on simple – and often weak or even perhaps not … Continue reading →
“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” (Daniel 3:25) The story of Shadrach, Meshach and … Continue reading →
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. (Psalm 119:11) If one is looking for a ‘quick study’ on the Word of God and our relationship with and response to it, Psalm 119 … Continue reading →
Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’ (Jonah 2:4) The story of Jonah seems to be the stuff of myth and legend. Sadly, it seems that many … Continue reading →
But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” (Luke 5:6) How easy it is to make assumptions – particularly in our early … Continue reading →
