LIVING WATER
There is something so amazing about fresh water. I have had the privilege of going to the mountains for a holiday. The resort was on the banks of a river that found its source in the same mountains. The water is clean and fresh and almost living. You can drink it straight out of the…
FAITH
Ephesians 2:8-9 ‘For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.’Faith is our ability to trust and hold onto God no matter what life may bring across our path. Faith is our confident…
THE GIFT OF LIFE
John 10:10b-11 ‘I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.’Life is so much more than just breathing in and out, or just existing. The gift of life that God has for us is a life…
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE
It is said that the best things in life are free. It is true that money can buy many things and money certainly gives you options, but there are many things that money cannot buy you. We live in a very materialistic society in which happiness is found in things. There was a popular song…
WHAT THE LORD PROMISES US WHILE WE ARE FACING HARD TIMES
When we are facing hard times, we can even begin to think and feel that God has abandoned us. Nothing could be further from the truth. Years ago I read a poem called ‘Footprints’.FOOTPRINTS IN THE SANDOne night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking on the beach with the Lord. Across…
HARD TIMES WILL PASS
When we go through hard times, it can feel like trouble is all we have known our entire lives. It may even feel like it will never end. I remember when my late wife was diagnosed with cancer. The shock and horror that befell us as a family was inconceivable and unimaginable. She was sick…
TRUSTING GOD IN HARD TIMES
HARD TIMES ARE PART OF LIFEJust as the good, happy, and joyous times of life are part of life, so are the difficult, hard, and dark times. The life of Jesus is an example of this. He had a remarkable season of ministry, and many people were healed and restored. BUT the true value of…
FROM CONVICTION TO BELIEVING
Mary has now made a complete turnaround. She has moved from doubt and fear to acceptance, from acceptance she has move to a place of conviction and now she moves to a place of believing. It is almost as if it comes as a relief and a release, as she steps over into another realm, the realm…
FROM DOUBT TO ACCEPTANCE
The next thing we see is how Mary moves past her doubts, misgivings, and fears, and accepts what God is telling her through the angel.Luke 1:38 ”I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. ”May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.Mary moved from doubt to acceptance. The result was that the angel,…
THE WONDERS OF HIS LOVE
This is the time of the year when we remember and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. It is truly the most wonderful time of the year. For a brief moment, we can put the year behind us and look forward to the hope we have in the Lord. When He…