Someone who understood that God’s heart was to bless and prosper him was King David. He could well have heard those words that Jeremiah spoke, “For I know the plans I have for you, “declares the Lord,” plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future”, […]

Another real spiritual certainty, upon which we can rest our lives here on earth, is that our God who has paid such a great price for us on the cross, bringing us into His family as His well loved sons and daughters, has great plans for us. How do we know that? “For I know […]

We wrote yesterday that physical death was the only real certainty in our lives here on earth. Given that that is the case, it is interesting how much in our modern world we love to work with certainties. Our lives run to timetables and these are not just for buses and planes. We want to […]

We can’t leave Easter week before a real heartfelt day of thanksgiving for the wonderful truth of the resurrection. A truth that is ours to revel and rejoice in because Jesus didn’t just die for us, He also rose from the dead for us. Paul was very intent that the young church in Corinth be […]

In the last two blogs we have been talking about how we can live by faith as a joint heir with Christ. Living from the inheritance He has bought for us on the cross, and which is now ours by faith. We wrote about drawing on our inheritance daily as we thank Him for the […]

We were looking yesterday at the incredibly rich inheritance that Jesus bought for us by His death on the cross. We were considering the fact that we can draw on that inheritance as we turn and thank Jesus for what He has done for us. Our thanksgiving becomes an expression of our confidence and trust […]

When Jesus died on the cross He paid a huge price for us to have a new life in Him, we know that this rebirth was not just going to be ‘a second chance’, another attempt to live life in a way that would be pleasing to God and allow us to get into heaven. […]

These past few days we have been thanking Jesus for His death and resurrection on our behalf. We have moved through the darkness of the trial and crucifixion and into the light and glory of His victory as He burst out of the tomb on the third day. From that day, for quite a few […]

It’s amazing how excited we human beings can get when someone wins a big event or completes an amazing feat. We talk of giving someone a standing ovation, like when athletes complete the marathon and enter the Olympic stadium. As the winner completes their final lap everyone rises to their feet to honour them. We […]

Separation can be a very frightening thing. I once remember being separated from one of our daughters in Marks and Spencer in Oxford Street when she was barely walking. It was such a distressing moment seeing the open doors onto that road, which was teeming with people and cars. The relief flooded in when we […]