Jesus was clear about His authority. One of the last things He said to His disciples was, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and […]

There is no doubt in the minds of most of God’s people that Jesus has risen from the dead and ascended to the highest possible place in all of heaven and earth. Paul tells us that having humbled Himself to the point of even allowing Himself to die on the cross, Jesus was exalted by […]

We spoke yesterday about how the Lord always, ALWAYS, disciplines us out of love, and with redemption in His heart. He always disciplines us with the intention of bringing us closer to Himself, and our destiny to become more like Jesus day by day. Sometimes we have a difficulty receiving that love, and accepting ourselves […]

So hands up who likes being ‘told off’. That is so often what we associate with discipline; someone telling us what we have done wrong. Being ‘disciplined’ has the whiff of being deliberately ‘naughty’, and then being punished. Even the word disciplinarian speaks of someone who is very strict, and who enforces the ‘rules’ with […]

Yesterday we were sharing about the need to get a higher perspective on life. On our need to see things from God’s perspective, especially those things in our personal circumstances, as well as world events, that can trouble us. Today as I was walking our dog, I felt that the Lord was saying that we […]

In Revelation 4:1 the Apostle John is invited to “Come up here.” He is invited into the throne room of heaven in order to see and hear “What must take place”. The implication being that he would not be able to grasp or comprehend what was going to happen, except he saw it all unfold […]

We watched a strange film the other night. It was about a young woman who had a heart transplant. Ever since the transplant she didn’t feel herself. ‘Herself’ being an angry, promiscuous, very selfish person. She has toxic family relationships, so no real place to call home, a broken career, friendships she destroys, and a […]

When I began this year of thanksgiving blogs, even tho’ I was a frequent advocate of a thankful lifestyle, I had no idea how absolutely fundamental and essential thanksgiving was in our relationship with the Lord. It’s strange how, once the Lord has brought something to our attention, we ‘see’ it in places where previously […]

Before we leave Psalm 50 there is one more thought to encourage us. We mentioned yesterday that the Lord is delighted every time one of His children thanks Him for something, and how it is just so important for us not to downplay how much our thanks means to the Lord. We also recognised that […]

Psalm 50 has some very helpful insights for pilgrims who are hungry to pursue the journey of thanksgiving. God says that, although He doesn’t need sacrifices of bulls and goats because all the world is His and He has all he needs, He doesn’t rebuke them for their sacrifices and burnt offerings that are ever […]