“The Lord’s gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love” – Psalm 145:8 (NIV). The well told story of the prodigal son, who demanded his share of wealth, left home, squandered everything and having plunged in poverty, suddenly realized he had a home with a loving Father to
“I will lift up my eyes to the hills- From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth” – Psalms 121:1 (NIV). Except for those living in desert plains, it is common to see hills rising over any landscape. Hills can be a
“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken” – Psalm 55:22 (NIV). There is a practice common to all fishermen world over. In order to catch fish they must cast their nets out and entice fish to bite only
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – 2 Cor 5:17 (NIV). There are many places world over where once you commit a certain offence you are marked for the rest of your life. Committing a felony like
“Honour the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops..” – Proverbs 3:9 (NIV). Among the Hebrews, just like most of Africa, being first born came with special recognition and rights. As Isaac was about to pass on he decided to pass on a special blessing
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us” – 1 John 5:14 (NIV). Those who are in the habit of keeping prayers list have something positive going for them. First as the year draws to an end
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland” – Isaiah 43: 18-19 (NIV). One of the remarkable things about
“For this reason we have been comforted. And besides our comfort, we rejoiced even much more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all” – 2 Cor 7:13 (NIV). A certain principle of life revolves around refreshing. Take a tree. If it is not
“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall”– Proverbs 16:18 (NIV). One of life’s sad ironies, is to find a person who begins so well in life, but has a bitter end. From the Bible we can contrast the life of King Saul who starts out as a
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”– Isaiah 52:7 (NIV). One of the characteristics of the early church was eagerness to share good news of what
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