One of the most wonderful ways in which God demonstrates His love to us is through His faithfulness. Even the notion of ‘Faithfulness’ is something that only a God created sentient being can understand. This is because faithfulness is not about instinct, or feelings, but about choice. Faithfulness is embedded in God’s character, and if […]

I was thinking again yesterday about the mysterious prayer that Paul prayed for the Ephesians! ‘that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and how high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge […]

There are several places in the New Testament where we are encouraged to ‘build ourselves up’. Paul in Colossians 2:7 speaks of us needing to make sure that we are being ‘continually built up in Him, becoming increasingly more confirmed and established in the faith just as you were taught, and abounding and overflowing in […]

A few days ago Mark used the illustration of lots of small bullets being fired, the accumulative effect being very powerful and effective. To quote, ‘Lots and lots of little thanksgivings, day by day, are likely to lead to an explosion of grace, an increasingly passionate love for our wonderful Lord Jesus, deeper rest in […]

We hear and read alot in the media these days about the value of meditation and its value to human wellbeing. We also know that meditation is a biblical concept, and that Godly, biblical mediation is of great benefit to us, not only to our wellbeing and peace of mind, but also in our walk […]

Reading Psalm 105 recently I felt it had something important to say to us about thanksgiving as we move on into the new year of 2022, and come near to the end of our 365 days of looking at the power of thanksgiving. It had to do with the value of keeping a journal, and […]

In the past few blogs we have been considering the links between childlikeness, trust and humility. Without a childlike trust in the Lord, I can become anxious. If I doubt His care and His ability to lead and guide me as an incredibly loving Father would, then I take hold of things myself, trying to […]

In our last blog we were pondering Jesus words to His disciples, “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 18:1-4. We were looking at the […]

In Matthew 18:1-4, Jesus’ disciples come to Him and ask “who is greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?” In His reply Jesus says “I tell you the truth unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in […]

We read in the gospels that the miracle of the loaves and the fish being multiplied to feed the five thousand, was preceded by the Lord lifting up His eyes to heaven and giving thanks. Matthew 14:19. The same thing happened when He fed the four thousand.  This thanksgiving that preceded the miracle was a […]