Romans 6:11 – Be ALIVE TO GOD, alert to Him, through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We need the reality of His mighty hand to be a personal reality in our own lives. My great-grandfather was a shunter on the railways. He was responsible to connect and disconnect the trains and the coaches, depending on the purpose. In preparation for a train to be ready, the correct coaches had to be…
Psalm 144:7 Reach down Your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters! Mighty Waters represents a deep place of challenge and difficulty. I am not sure what Mighty Waters you are facing today, but I know one thing for sure, that place is NOT beyond the reach of His…
When we are facing challenges, or hard times, it can often feel like God has abandoned or deserted us. It can feel lonely, when things do not seem to be working out like we had hoped or expected. When our path does not take us straight to the destination, we had seen in our mind…