Water is absolutely essential for life, it is such a beautiful gift from God and given to mankind so freely. It is not something any of us can earn or work for. Rain, rivers, springs, all available in nature, keep us alive, and all these different types of water are used as illustrations of God’s […]

Yesterday we were thinking about how Jesus used the symbolism of water to describe the life of God that He puts within us, and it struck me how often Jesus talked in terms of overflow, of extravagance and abundance. There was the reference to “a spring of water welling up to eternal life”. John 4:10-13. […]

There are many different pictures in the Bible for the New Life that is ours when we become Christians. I think that the easiest pictures to identify with, come from the mouth of Jesus when He likens that New Life to water. The first one that comes to mind is from the time when He […]

A wonderful thought occurred to me this morning as we were worshipping. It was that Jesus has never ever been in a situation where He has failed. Three scenarios went through my mind in quick succession. I saw Jesus walking as a man on the earth, Jesus on the cross, and Jesus seated on His […]

There is so much said and written about ‘relationships’ these days. Go to any magazine, newspaper, social media platform  or T.V. channel, and there will be plenty of advice or comment on relationships, and plenty of gossip about the relationships of celebrities and people in the public eye. It’s interesting therefore that with all our […]

A further very important reason to connect strongly with ‘who God is’ as well as to ‘what He does’, is because we want our friendship with Him to stay strong when He doesn’t ‘do’ what we think He should, or what we want Him too. God is always who He says He is, there is […]

We were thinking yesterday about the difference between what God does for us and who He is for us, and it did feel a bit like splitting hairs, but as I was writing and chewing it over I realized how important that difference could be. I think, in fact, we inadvertently stumbled on something very […]

When the children of Israel were on their travels through the wilderness, on their way to the Promised Land, they had some interesting experiences with food and water. At the same time they also made some discoveries about themselves, and their provider God. After the thrilling, triumphant crossing of the Red sea on dry land, […]

I believe the Holy Spirit who leads us into all truth would like us to stay with this theme of the Lord’s kindness, so we will be looking at some more examples of this wonderful characteristic of our Saviour, because it wasn’t just Peter who was  treated with kindness by the Lord, after His passion, […]

I was thinking this morning about how kind the Lord was to His disciples during His trial and crucifixion and then when He appeared to them after His resurrection. It was a time when, to a man, they abandoned Him to His enemies, inspite of all the wonderful things they had seen Him do over […]