Thinking further about Jeremiah and his complaint, we can see that the main focus of the enemy’s attack on Jeremiah was to cast doubt on the character and the goodness of God. This was an attack on Jeremiah faith, fundamental to his good relationship with God, and his ministry as God’s prophet to the nation […]

We wrote recently about the fact that our God is an extremely generous and extravagant God, willing to release to us all that we need to live an overcoming life. [Blog 279]. And yesterday we talked of the need to avoid letting a spirit of entitlement sour our relationship with the Lord. Is that a […]

It seems to me that one of snares of 21st century living is the increase around us, and sometimes in us, of a culture of entitlement. Of course this has always been there in human nature. As a child you get a wonderful present at Christmas from an aunt or a grandparent and you are […]

Slow me down? I hear you say, I need something to speed me up, especially after covid, and isolation and staying home etc. Well it is probably the case that, while for many people life ‘slowed down’ during covid lockdowns, for many others it became relentlessly busy. I would also like to postulate that even […]

Sometimes our very extravagant God (see blog 279) needs to provoke us with fresh challenges in order that we will pull on Him for all the blessings and resources that He has for us. As we mentioned before, He loves to fill the hungry with good things, and there is nothing like a new situation […]

Extravagant… meaning – Immoderate; exceeding the bounds of reason; profuse, wasteful; exorbitant.  [Oxford Dictionary]. When I was a child, being a post war baby, being ‘extravagant’ was not a virtue. Whether you were extravagant with the amount of sugar you put in a drink, the amount of money you spent on clothes, or the amount […]

We spoke yesterday about how singing is a blessing to God, a gift to us and also a weapon in our armoury against the atmospheres that the enemy, ‘the prince of the power of the air’, Ephesians 2:2 NASB, creates all around us. I mentioned too that I believe it is also a key to […]

I think singing must be very important to the Lord. As I glance through the concordance at the occurrence of the word ‘singing’ in the bible, it becomes clear that whenever anything eventful happens, when ever God acts, or is present with His people, there is singing. In heaven itself the singing must be wonderful […]

Yet again my morning walk gave me the inspiration for today’s blog! This time I was struck by the beauty of the mellow autumn colours, in the very welcome morning sunshine As I was thanking the Lord for the lovely view ahead of me I just felt the Holy Spirit reminding me that there is […]

I was walking this morning in the wood nearby here, and became aware of many, many small oak trees. They varied in height but some were barely waste high. Then I looked up to see the full height of the oak trees that had shed their acorns to enable this vast little army of oaks […]